Forum:Free the Wikia

FREE ALL USERS UNDER 13 TO BE ABLE TO "USE" WIKIA!!! (I am over 13. I wanna free my wiki!) STOP THE UN-FREEDOM!
 * No, that breaks the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (aka COPPA). Wikia can't break federal law. If you have a problem with that, talk to Congress, not Wikia. --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 00:03, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I think you mean Wikia not We, Michael. -- 00:07, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Whoops, it's fixed now. --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 00:08, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Isn't the COPPA based in The USA and Europe? Cause I know people from Africa and Asia who do wiki.--Guyman

Wikia, Inc. was incorporated in the United States, so I think that it falls under US jurisdiction. --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 13:54, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Isn't that unfair to people in Africa? DaHappyface ( Just Say Hi) ☺  04:28, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Probably. But US law is US law. -- S C  M  09:49, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm hoping Obama can fix this. The USA doesn't own any other places(besides territory) so they're are acting like dictators or empearor(excuse the spelling). Hopefully Obama can fix this. I met him during the campagin.--Happyface
 * I doubt that the President could change the COPPA. You have to consider over-protective parents who hate video games and the Internet; lobbyists and such are difficult for Congresspersons to deal with. --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 23:03, 18 January 2009 (UTC)