Twitch prohibits use by anyone under 13 and requires parental supervision and consent for users aged 13 to 17 (or the age of majority in their country).
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Parents whose children use Twitch are contractually agreeing to the Terms of Service on behalf of their minor child, making them potentially responsible for the child's conduct and any resulting liability on the platform.
If a minor uses Twitch under parental supervision, the parent or guardian assumes responsibility for the child's compliance with the Terms of Service, which includes the indemnification and content license provisions.
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YOU MUST BE AND HEREBY AFFIRM THAT YOU ARE AN ADULT OF THE LEGAL AGE OF MAJORITY IN YOUR COUNTRY OR STATE OF RESIDENCE. If you are under the legal age of majority, your parent or legal guardian must consent to this agreement.
Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information. In some juris...
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"Twitch is not available to persons under the age of 13. If you are between the ages of 13 and 18 (or between 13 and the age of majority in your country of residence), you may only use Twitch under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms of Service. By using Twitch, you represent and warrant that you meet the applicable age requirements, or that you are the parent or legal guardian of a minor who is using Twitch under your supervision.— Excerpt from Twitch's Twitch Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), which prohibits collecting personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent, enforced by the FTC. For users aged 13-17, COPPA does not apply but state minors' privacy laws (e.g., California's Age-Appropriate Design Code, AADC) may impose additional design and data minimization obligations on Twitch. The EU's GDPR sets the digital consent age at 16 in most member states (with some national variation), which may be higher than Twitch's stated minimum. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The age gate relies on self-reported age representation by users; Twitch does not describe technical age verification mechanisms in this clause, which may be scrutinized under COPPA enforcement and emerging digital age verification legislation. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU member states vary in their digital age of consent (13-16); Twitch's 13-year minimum may not satisfy GDPR requirements in countries where the consent age is higher. California's AADC and similar state laws impose platform design obligations for users under 18. The UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code) may also apply. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Platforms integrating Twitch services (e.g., through APIs or embedded streams) should assess whether their user base includes minors and whether additional consent mechanisms are required. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate the adequacy of Twitch's age verification against current FTC COPPA guidance and California AADC requirements; the self-representation model described in this clause may not satisfy evolving regulatory standards for age assurance.
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Parents whose children use Twitch are contractually agreeing to the Terms of Service on behalf of their minor child, making them potentially responsible for the child's conduct and any resulting liability on the platform.
If a minor uses Twitch under parental supervision, the parent or guardian assumes responsibility for the child's compliance with the Terms of Service, which includes the indemnification and content license provisions.
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