User blog comment:AnitaTotallyRocks/Underaged Users/@comment-5558012-20140805010437/@comment-5558012-20140805234249

It's all in the name: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Young kids give out information willy-nilly. The law in a way helps to prevent this by forcing (for the most part) companies to not allow those under 13 from having accounts (Wikia, FaceBook, etc.). The requirements to allow those under 13 to have accounts is too much work/not practical so it's easier to ban them altogether. I support the idea. Children shouldn't have accounts until 13 (some shouldn't have them at this age either). Maybe if they are told of the consequences of giving out information by parents and didn't do it the law wouldn't be needed.