Re:Epic Games to pay $520M to resolve FTC allegations
by temprose on Monday December 19, 2022 @12:06PM
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What's stopping the kid from making a new account though? Knowing myself, I did similar things as a child especially since my parents were not very tech literate.
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Re:Epic Games to pay $520M to resolve FTC allegations
by robertlagrant on Monday December 19, 2022 @12:06PM
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Exactly. It's a well-armoured safe door on a safe with no sides.
Re:Epic Games to pay $520M to resolve FTC allegations
by HDThoreaun on Monday December 19, 2022 @01:43PM
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100% stopping kids in voice chat isn't the goal. Stopping kids from accidentality joining voice chat is.
So nothing is stopping them from purposefully getting a chat activated account, that's the point.
Re:Epic Games to pay $520M to resolve FTC allegations
by zamadatix on Monday December 19, 2022 @09:58PM
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The law itself disagrees. It's quite explicit that the point is to not allow kids into chat rooms at all without parental consent. It does not mention anything about preventing kids from accidentally joining chat just that they are not the ones able to provide consent to allow chat.
Re:Epic Games to pay $520M to resolve FTC allegations
by P5fRxh5kUvp2th on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @05:38AM
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Is your argument that the law specifically has language interpreting its goal?
Can you quote it please, because I find that surprising.
Re:Epic Games to pay $520M to resolve FTC allegations
by TedDoesntTalk on Monday December 19, 2022 @01:47PM
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Voice chat without parental approval is less likely to happen if the device is in public space in the residence.