[glenngillen]

yeah :( I'm definitely not in the pro "kids need to be protected from the internet/social media/whatever" camp as I'd much rather teach my kids to make smart decisions and manage it ourselves vs the government mandated solution we now have. The way it's implemented though means services (Roblox in this case) have to verify the age of the child. Those kids can only talk to other kids that are +/- some range from their own age. So it was either let him continue playing as though he's a 16yo but not actually be able to play with any of his friends, or use the identity verification provider they have to prove he's not. The whole thing is a gross mess imo.