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Minimum Age Requirement and Minor Account Authorization

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What it is

The terms set 13 as the minimum age for service access globally, and permit adults to accept the terms on behalf of minors and to authorize minor use of the Services, with the accepting adult representing and warranting authority to bind the minor to the terms.

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes the contractual framework for minor user access, including a parental or guardian authorization mechanism that binds minors to the full terms including data collection, content licensing, and liability limitations. The 13-year minimum age threshold is the COPPA threshold in the US, but may interact with higher minimum age or consent requirements in other jurisdictions.

If You Do Nothing

Minor users whose parents or guardians accept the terms on their behalf are bound by the full terms including the content license and liability limitations as stated

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You may use the Services only if you agree to form a binding contract with us and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction. In any case, you must be at least 13 years old to use the Services. If you are (i) accepting these Terms and/or using the Services, which constitutes acceptance of these Terms, or (ii) accepting these Terms in order to authorize the use of the Services on behalf of a minor (being any person under the age of majority in any given country), company, organization, government, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so or, as the case may be, have the authority to bind such minor and/or entity to these Terms.

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The 13-year threshold reflects the minimum age established by COPPA in the United States, enforced by the FTC, which prohibits collection of personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC enforces COPPA, which governs the collection and use of personal information from children under 13, directly applicable to X's minimum age provisions and parental authorization mechanism.
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
X Terms of Service
Entity
X
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
Sept. 8, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-00029008
Document ID
CA-D-00029
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
436b3f9c4cdebe0406beb518cf02d7e97323b5f95cd1df78627d8891102b7279
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 22:56 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: X
Document: X Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-00029008
Captured: 2026-05-07 22:56:42 UTC
SHA-256: 436b3f9c4cdebe04…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/x/x-terms-of-service/minimum-age-requirement-and-minor-account-authorization/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does X's Minimum Age Requirement and Minor Account Authorization clause do?

This provision establishes the contractual framework for minor user access, including a parental or guardian authorization mechanism that binds minors to the full terms including data collection, content licensing, and liability limitations. The 13-year minimum age threshold is the COPPA threshold in the US, but may interact with higher minimum age or consent requirements in other jurisdictions.

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