User blog comment:AnitaTotallyRocks/Underaged Users/@comment-20644-20140805211748

Hey. I want to take a quick moment to respond to this, so the facts about COPPA as it applies to Wikia are totally clear. Wikia is an American company and is therefore bound by relevant American federal laws, one of which is the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. To best comply with the law, we have a clause in our Terms of Use stating that you must be at least 13 years old to have an account on Wikia:


 * "...the Service is intended solely for users who are thirteen (13) years of age or older. Any registration by anyone under 13 is unauthorized, unlicensed and in violation of this Agreement. By registering for the Service Site, you represent and warrant that you are 13 or older and that you agree to and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement."

The Terms of Use apply to all Wikia users. If you discover someone who is under 13, you are welcome to send us a link to where they admitted their age (though it's not OK to actually ask someone what their age is out of the blue). Local admins are not, however, required to police this aspect of our Terms of Use. This is Wikia's responsibility, not yours.

If you disagree with the law, then you are of course welcome to engage in the political process. You can write your member of Congress or your Senators. If you don't live in the United States, you can write a letter to your embassy asking them to forward it to Congress. You can also use the White House We the People website to petition President Obama to take action.

Until such time as the law changes, however, Wikia is bound to follow it, and we will enforce our Terms of Use if we find someone who is under 13.

I hope that clears up any questions you may have. Thanks!