And young people ignore age limits for everything else.  Just ask how many people under 18 watch ultra violent movies and what not.  Or how many Call of Duty fans are under 17 years old (read, probably most of them).<p>Or heck, how completely non effective COPPA is on internet forums.  Seriously, the amount of people who care about it is maybe... 0.1% of the population?<p>And practically speaking, you will never avoid this.  Any form of tick box or date of birth verification is faked in seconds, any credit card details will just be taken from a parent or friend&#x27;s account.  Just like real life really.  If a kid can&#x27;t buy something on their own, their parents will probably just buy it for them.<p>As for the claims of bullying and stuff... well sure.  At least social media has a way of dealing with the issue (by banning accounts, blocking people from contacting each other, etc). That&#x27;s ten times more effective than anything a school would ever do, especially given how the latter often just make the situation even worse by uneven enforcement and victim blaming.<p>And hey, it&#x27;s at least easier to ignore bullies online than in the real world.