Thread:PlasmoidThunder/@comment-24402875-20150506193548/@comment-6040145-20150603144455

To clarify, COPPA doesn't actually state that you have to be 13 years of age to use the internet, but rather it requires websites to devote time and resources into verifying that you have parental consent should you fall under that age limit. Since many websites (and wikis) have neither the time nor the manpower to fulfill these requirements by law, they instead choose to place an age restriction on their use (which IS permitted by law).