Children under 13 are not allowed to use Scale AI's services, and if Scale AI discovers it has collected data from a child under 13, it will delete it.
If a child under 13 uses Scale AI without parental knowledge, their personal data may be collected before Scale AI detects and deletes it — there is no described age-gate mechanism to prevent initial collection.
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Compare across platforms →COPPA compliance is a legal requirement, but the absence of a proactive age-verification mechanism means the protection depends entirely on parental awareness and Scale AI's after-the-fact remediation.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Directly implicates COPPA (15 U.S.C. §6501 et seq.) and FTC COPPA Rule (16 CFR Part 312). Primary enforcement authority: FTC. State AG concurrent enforcement authority exists in most jurisdictions. California COPPA equivalent: California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273, effective 2024) imposes additional obligations for services likely accessed by minors.
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