X requires users to be at least 13 years old and permits adults to accept the Terms on behalf of a minor, thereby binding the minor to the Terms. Use of the Services constitutes acceptance of the Terms.
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This provision establishes the minimum age of 13 and creates a mechanism for adult authorization of minor accounts, with the adult warranting authority to bind the minor. The 13-year minimum age threshold engages COPPA in the US and GDPR age of digital consent provisions in the EU.
⚠ Users under 13 are prohibited from using the Services under the terms as written
⚠ Adults who accept the Terms on behalf of minors warrant authority to bind the minor to all Terms provisions
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Compare across platforms →"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.Excerpt from X's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The 13-year minimum age threshold directly engages COPPA in the US, which requires verifiable parental consent for collection of personal information from users under 13.
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This provision establishes the minimum age of 13 and creates a mechanism for adult authorization of minor accounts, with the adult warranting authority to bind the minor. The 13-year minimum age threshold engages COPPA in the US and GDPR age of digital consent provisions in the EU.
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