A Guide to COPPA - UPDATE 14th Jun. 2018

[Eiluned]

So if

So are you only a COPPA if you live in the US?

Yes, if you're under the age of 13.

Thanks this helped a lot

[Horologium]

I don't know if this could be counted as necrobumping or something but I'll dismiss it as a guide.

This helps a lot, but to my opinion COPPA is unconstitutional since it attacks children's rights to freedom of speech, and self-expression. Regardless of my opinion, CS has to follow it or else they get in trouble.

[nickjr]

I don't know if this could be counted as necrobumping or something but I'll dismiss it as a guide.

This helps a lot, but to my opinion COPPA is unconstitutional since it attacks children's rights to freedom of speech, and self-expression. Regardless of my opinion, CS has to follow it or else they get in trouble.

I think the idea behind it was to prevent younger kids from giving out personal information (a surprising number of people, adults included, think that things on the Internet are different from things in real life--which easily means that although kids might know not to go with a stranger who offers candy in their car, they might not know that giving out personal info online could endanger them)

[Elorwin]

Hi I have a question that I hope is ok to post here. Would it be possible to send a COPPA user a link to a piece of art on a hosting site i.e. photobucket. As I really want to gift a COPPA user with a drawing but I want to know if this is possible

[DrinaLestrange]

Hi I have a question that I hope is ok to post here. Would it be possible to send a COPPA user a link to a piece of art on a hosting site i.e. photobucket. As I really want to gift a COPPA user with a drawing but I want to know if this is possible

Coppa'd users don't have inboxes, so you'd have to send it in a trade message

[PeachFuzz]

I don't think it's true that you can't see the names of COPPA's pes in trades.... I once recieved a trade from a COPPA with a pet on their side but nothing I mine. I sent it back asking if it was a gift. They sent the trade to me again with the pet named "For you".

[nickjr]

I don't think it's true that you can't see the names of COPPA's pes in trades.... I once recieved a trade from a COPPA with a pet on their side but nothing I mine. I sent it back asking if it was a gift. They sent the trade to me again with the pet named "For you".

Did you have to click on the pet to see its name, or did you see it right in the trade?

[PeachFuzz]

I don't think it's true that you can't see the names of COPPA's pes in trades.... I once recieved a trade from a COPPA with a pet on their side but nothing I mine. I sent it back asking if it was a gift. They sent the trade to me again with the pet named "For you".

Did you have to click on the pet to see its name, or did you see it right in the trade?

In the trade.

And I have another question: What if a COPPA's parents tell the admins the kid can post on the forums? Is it Ok then?

[nickjr]

I don't think it's true that you can't see the names of COPPA's pes in trades.... I once recieved a trade from a COPPA with a pet on their side but nothing I mine. I sent it back asking if it was a gift. They sent the trade to me again with the pet named "For you".

Did you have to click on the pet to see its name, or did you see it right in the trade?

In the trade.

And I have another question: What if a COPPA's parents tell the admins the kid can post on the forums? Is it Ok then?

are you sure it was a COPPA member, or was it just a user in the group "Newly registered users"?

And if the parents send in a permission slip, then yes, the child will become unCOPPA'd.

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What Can COPPA's Do?

On below are the list of things COPPA's can and can't do on CS. NOTE: COPPA's are able to do everything once their parents sign and mail/fax a special permission slip to Tess and Nick. This permission slip makes them unCOPPA'd.

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[PeachFuzz]

[quote]are you sure it was a COPPA member, or was it just a user in the group "Newly registered users"?[quote]
I checked, it was a COPPA.