The policy establishes requirements for parental consent for users under 13 (or the applicable age of digital consent in the user's jurisdiction), consistent with COPPA requirements in the US and equivalent frameworks in the EU and UK. Child accounts are managed through Microsoft Family Safety, which requires parental or guardian authorization.
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This provision creates compliance obligations under COPPA (enforced by the FTC), GDPR provisions applicable to children's data, and national implementations of child data protection requirements across the EU. Given Minecraft's demographic profile, this provision is operationally significant for verifying that consent collection and parental authorization mechanisms function as disclosed.
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Removal of explicit child protection provisions is highly significant as Minecraft's user base includes many minors, and COPPA compliance typically requires prominent parental consent disclosures.
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View full change record →This provision establishes that users under 13 require parental or guardian consent to use Minecraft services, administered through Microsoft Family Safety. Under this clause, parents can configure account permissions and data settings for child accounts through Microsoft's family management tools.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates COPPA (enforced by the FTC) for US users under 13, GDPR Article 8 for EU users below the applicable age of digital consent (13-16 depending on member state), and …
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This provision creates compliance obligations under COPPA (enforced by the FTC), GDPR provisions applicable to children's data, and national implementations of child data protection requirements across the EU. Given Minecraft's demographic profile, this provision is operationally significant for verifying that consent collection and parental authorization mechanisms function as disclosed.
This provision establishes that users under 13 require parental or guardian consent to use Minecraft services, administered through Microsoft Family Safety. Under this clause, parents can configure account permissions and data settings for child accounts through Microsoft's family management tools.
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