User blog comment:SubAqua/Freedom is the right of all Sentient internet Users!!!/@comment-1270096-20120114190444/@comment-1025281-20120115090746

Actually, because Wikia is an American company, it must comply with US laws, however stupid they may seem. Similar to COPPA, it does affect users who do not live in the United States, because these laws affect the service provided by Wikia.