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The world has changed since COPPA rules started |
On July 20, 2020 the Federal Trade Commission
published an FAQ page regarding COPPA compliance, and it is quite detailed and
extensive, link.
The cutoff age is still 13.
The rule seems to exempt certain non-profits, depending
on how they are structured. That might
have potential significance for some content creators.
Compliance is required even if the collection of
information is “voluntary”.
The rule says that the privacy policy on a site must
mention it. The rule seems to want it to be conspicuous on a landing page,
although on my Wordpress blogs it is on an “About” page. Sometime around 2008 Google required Blogger
users to publish a privacy policy, although it didn’t say where. Mine are in a standard text at the bottom of
the striking page. But the rules would
seem to require mentioning COPPA compliance, even on blogs. Youtube channels would seem to need to mention
it on their channel pages (same for other services like Vimeo and Bitchute) but
I don’t see that is being done much.