User blog comment:Semanticdrifter/Updates to COPPA/@comment-1590788-20130624195602/@comment-452-20130624211807

The law says that because Wikia is based in the US, it applies to collecting information from "foreign children".

http://business.ftc.gov/documents/Complying-with-COPPA-Frequently-Asked-Questions


 * 7.   The Internet is a global medium.  Do Web sites and online services developed and run abroad have to comply with the Rule? 
 * Foreign-based Web sites and online services must comply with COPPA if they are directed to children in the United States, or if they knowingly collect personal information from children in the U.S. The law’s definition of “operator” includes foreign-based Web sites and online services that are involved in commerce in the United States or its territories.  As a related matter, U.S.-based sites and services that collect information from foreign children also are subject to COPPA.