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by astura
1528 days ago
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No, That's expressly not allowed. https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-co... >If you choose to block children under 13 on your general audience site or service, you should take care to design your age screen in a manner that does not encourage children to falsify their ages to gain access to your site or service. Ask age information in a neutral manner at the point at which you invite visitors to provide personal information or to create a user ID. >In designing a neutral age-screening mechanism, you should consider: >Making sure the data entry point allows users to enter their age accurately. An example of a neutral age-screen would be a system that allows a user freely to enter month and year of birth. A site that includes a drop-down menu that only permits users to enter birth years making them 13 or older would not be considered a neutral age-screening mechanism since children cannot enter their correct ages on that site. >Avoiding encouraging children to falsify their age information, for example, by stating that visitors under 13 cannot participate or should ask their parents before participating. In addition, simply including a check box stating, “I am over 12 years old” would not be considered a neutral age-screening mechanism. |
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Is "allowed" the right word, given "This document [...] is not binding", "guidance" and "should consider"?
On an unrelated note:
> consistent with long standing Commission advice, FTC staff recommends using technical means, such as a cookie, to prevent children from back-buttoning to enter a different age.
So if 12-year-olds learn about a website they don't want their parents to ever visit, they just have to preemptively try to visit it from the same computer and tell the truth?