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> The same could be achieved simply asking "are you older than N years old? [Yes] or [No]".

The term of art seems to be "neutral age gate", and something like a checkbox to indicate you're under 13 is explicitly not OK according to FTC guidance. So where it's to comply with government regulations, this is not enough.

https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-co...



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