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Age Restriction and Minimum Age Requirement

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

If you are a parent, this clause means Meta is not supposed to allow children under 13 to create accounts, though enforcement of this restriction relies primarily on user self-reporting of age.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

High Apr 21, 2026

The updated terms establish a jurisdictional change for consumers. Previously, all disputes had to be resolved in California courts; now, if you are a consumer or if your country requires it, dispute…

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

By agreeing to these terms, users grant Meta broad rights to use their content, including photos and posts, in advertising and sponsored content without direct compensation, and the license persists as long as the content remains accessible on the platform. US users who do not opt out of arbitration within 30 days of accepting the terms waive their right to pursue class action litigation against Meta. You can opt out of the arbitration clause by following the instructions in Section 4 of the terms, typically by submitting a written request within 30 days of first accepting or of a material change to the arbitration terms.

How other platforms handle this

Venmo Medium

To be eligible to use the Venmo services, you must be a resident of the United States and at least 18 years of age. By accepting these terms, you represent and warrant that you meet the eligibility requirements. If you do not meet these requirements, you may not use the Venmo services.

Runway Medium

You may not use Runway's tools to create content that promotes, glorifies, or facilitates acts of terrorism, mass violence, or genocide, or that could be used to provide material support to individuals or organizations engaged in such activities.

Mistral AI Medium

Customer will not, and will not permit any other person (including any End User) to: ... (d) attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying components (e.g., algorithms, weights, or systems) of the Mistral AI Products, including using the Outpu...

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The Meta Products are not directed to children. Access to or use of Meta Products by anyone under the age of 13 is not allowed. If you are based in the EU, you must be at least 16 years old, or the minimum age in your country if it is higher than 16, to use or access Meta Products, unless your country enables younger people to use Meta Products with parental consent.

— Excerpt from Meta's Meta Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Terms of Service
Entity
Meta
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-007082
Document ID
CA-D-00020
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
e03a88e0d76b267183cf8e19a6658f7b56c368a8d629529d09859fdd0c535750
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 14:11 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Meta Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-007082
Captured: 2026-05-09 14:11:28 UTC
SHA-256: e03a88e0d76b2671…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/meta-terms-of-service/age-restriction-and-minimum-age-requirement/
Accessed: May 14, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta's Age Restriction and Minimum Age Requirement clause do?

If you are a parent, this clause means Meta is not supposed to allow children under 13 to create accounts, though enforcement of this restriction relies primarily on user self-reporting of age.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 2 platforms. See the full comparison.

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