User blog comment:Wetstream/MAJORLY IMPORTANT NEWS/@comment-20644-20131118054522/@comment-20644-20131118065707

There is a provision in the law that allows for the creation of an account with parental permission. However, in order to do that, we have to receive and store proof that the person providing permission is a parent. That means we need to keep something like their credit card number or driver's license on file for every account their child wants to make. That's an insane and just impractical amount of records, so you can understand why we wouldn't do that. It's why many sites, including the biggest players like Facebook, require you to be 13 in order to have an account. It's the most practical way of complying with the law.