Twitch is not allowed to be used by anyone under 13 years old, and by agreeing to the Terms, you confirm you are at least 13. If you are under 13, you must not use Twitch at all.
Children under 13 are prohibited from using Twitch, but the platform's age verification relies on user affirmation rather than technical verification, which means parents should actively monitor whether minors are accessing the platform.
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Compare across platforms →This age restriction is legally required under COPPA, but the enforcement mechanism relies on user self-certification rather than verified age checks, which may leave children inadequately protected.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision directly implicates COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §6501 et seq.), enforced by the FTC, which prohibits collection of personal data from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. The EU's GDPR Art. 8 sets the digital age of consent at 16 (with member state discretion to lower to 13), and the UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code) imposes design obligations for platforms likely accessed by minors. (2)
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