You must be at least 13 to use Threads. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must agree to the terms on your behalf.
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This provision establishes the jurisdictional and contractual eligibility framework for account creation and service access. It designates parental consent as a contractual requirement for minors, creating a three-party consent structure between the platform, the minor user, and the parent or guardian.
Interpretive note: The document does not describe the mechanism by which parental consent for under-18 users is obtained or verified, leaving the practical adequacy of this provision uncertain relative to regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
Users under 13 are not permitted to use Threads, and users aged 13-17 require parental consent, though the document does not specify how parental consent is verified in practice, which may affect the protections available to minors on the platform.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: COPPA applies to online services directed at or knowingly collecting data from children under 13 in the United States, enforced by the FTC.
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This provision establishes the jurisdictional and contractual eligibility framework for account creation and service access. It designates parental consent as a contractual requirement for minors, creating a three-party consent structure between the platform, the minor user, and the parent or guardian.
Users under 13 are not permitted to use Threads, and users aged 13-17 require parental consent, though the document does not specify how parental consent is verified in practice, which may affect the protections available to minors on the platform.
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