User blog comment:Semanticdrifter/Updates to COPPA/@comment-7294592-20130703134115/@comment-1277243-20130703194937

@Lady Skyy - Sorry, but that's not how IP addresses work, and has nothing to do with why anonymous contributors are blocked. IP addresses can rarely narrow somebody down to the correct city, let alone their street. They are blocked under COPPA because it allows viewing habits to be tracked.