X provides specific guidance for parents and minor users regarding how the platform infers users' ages from their interactions and what protections apply to younger users.
If you are a parent or a minor, X may be inferring your age from your on-platform behavior rather than verified age data, which means minors may not always receive the protections X's policies require until the platform detects their likely age.
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Compare across platforms →X apparently uses behavioral inference to estimate user age rather than relying solely on registration data — this has significant implications for whether minors are actually being identified and protected as required by law.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision directly implicates COPPA (15 U.S.C. §6501-6506) for users under 13, requiring verifiable parental consent before data collection. The FTC's COPPA Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 312) is the primary regulatory instrument. For EU minors, GDPR Article 8 sets the age of digital consent at 16 (or lower by member state law, minimum 13). The UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code, enforced by ICO) and UK Online Safety Act 2023 also apply. (2)
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