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COPPA, a US federal law, has mandated that websites operating under US jurisdiction receive parental consent prior to collecting online information from children under age 13.[1][2]

As far as I'm concerned, this Florida state law practically extends it to children age 16 and under specifically with regards to social media websites and services.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Online_Privacy_Prot...

[2]: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-C...



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