[wonderwonder]

Thats obviously fine to do but it is very much going to have consequences for some kids. My kids spend hours a week playing roblox with their IRL friends. 10 - 15 kids on a group call on speaker phone all logged into the same code laughing and yelling for a couple hours a night. If I was to suddenly tell them that they can't play those games with their friends it would have very real effects on their social life. My kids spend a ton of time outside with friends but to ignore that they also spend time gaming with them is not an option.

[capitainenemo]

Self-hosting a minecraft server is still an option. And tons of customisability there and you aren't turning everything over to a centralised server.

[djaro]

but the other kids are playing roblox, not minecraft

[account42]

And if the other kids were jumping off of bridges would you also want your kid to not miss out on that socialization?

[Peaches4Rent]

If the other kids are jumping off bridges, I would have a great reason to tie my kid to the house. But this isn't that obvious to kids. They will be resentful, they will hate your guts. This will have lasting consequences to your relationship

[wonderwonder]

But they aren't jumping off bridges are they? They are all having a good time playing together on Roblox. Are you honestly saying that playing on Roblox is as bad as mass suicide?

[wonderwonder]

Sure except none of them are playing minecraft so its not really the same thing.

Me siting down and explaining how government or corp. issued age verification is bad is really not going to make him feel better about sitting alone in his room night after night while all of his friends are online having a good time.

[capitainenemo]

I bet most of 'em also have minecraft, but fair 'nuff.