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This forum rules never talk about any age requirement for the forum, is it right to bring in a 13 years old on the forum or not? He seems interested in crypto and he wants to learn, I believe he will know a lot through this forum than going online for answers. Good move or nah?

The only reason I can see for an age restriction is for those boards which discusses services which have age restrictions, like the gambling board. Besides that, any person regardless how old is welcome to read and learn about bitcoin from one of the most experienced bunch on the web.

It is a good move for me. You would have to follow them up and check their Private messages from time to time to ensure they do not fall victim of scams and stop any unsolicited conversation, also teach them basics of safe surfing on the internet.

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That's fine as long as you supervise him when he's doing bitcoin transactions, or asking questions on the forum. The only thing I can think of when a child is on a forum is that they frequently ask questions that have already been asked multiple times so educating him/her about the rules will suffice.

Nonetheless, learning bitcoin does not discriminate against age,sex or nationality, unless he is doing some sort of trading or gambling which is a BIG NO.

Are you his parent? if you're his parent you're the one who know the answer because parenting is really subjective, some people can say it's good but some people can say it's bad.

But if you're not his parent and only his friend, it's better to not ask him to join this forum and let alone his choice. Because if he's an innocent and he get criticism by an user in this forum, he will have a trauma and may likely hate you.

You're right, there's no age limitation in this forum, but i don't think it's wise to invite a 13 year old to join the forum. This forum does not have any limitations regarding discussion, anything can and deserves to be discussed.

Because of that, it would be very dangerous for that person if he/she got into a discussion that should only be appropriate for adults to discuss there, just for example like on this board: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=56.0, these days, crypto is no longer a special discussion, even without joining forums, one can still get crypto knowledge from platforms like YouTube. So it would be wiser if he/she wanted to know more about crypto from mainstream platforms only.

No one is really going to care as long as you follow the rules. Like, even if Theymos' states on the registration page that you should be 13 years old or above, who's to stop 12 year olds from registering? This forum doesn't require AML/KYC in the first place.

Well you need to guide him first on which board has a lot of technical discussions regarding bitcoin or related to crypto.
As mentioned above, the gambling boards should not allow underage users to avoid confusion about gambling --so guiding them should be a must.

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We are a decentralized platform so there is no problem with the age, as long as he can understand our terminologies and can speak and write the English language, that is fine. Just follow the forum rules because that is very important.
However, if he only speaks your local language --we have also local boards that he can hang on.

As a general guideline, online forums and communities tend to have a minimum age requirement of 13 in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA (https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-coppa)). However, as mk4 said, there is nothing stopping someone under 13 from registering on a forum, just as there is nothing stopping them from using other social networks or online services, unless a KYC (or at least DOB) verification is required.

The responsibility for protecting minors of this age online falls on their parents and legal guardians, therefore it is crucial for them to monitor their online activities, checking the sites they visit and ensure that they are not being exposed to harmful or inappropriate content. In addition, it's a good idea to teach them about staying safe online, like how to keep their personal information private, how to avoid being bullied online, and what to do if they come across something that makes them feel uncomfortable.

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No, we are not. This forum is a centralized platform through and through. You may have confused Bitcointalk.org with Bitcoin.  ;)

No stranger to hearing on this Bitcointalk forum.
> I want to introduce my child to Bitcoin.
> I want to invest Bitcoin in my child
etc and so on.

Don't know how old they are 5, 10, 15 or 100 years old.

The forum has freedom for the age of those who visit it, provided they can use the internet.

This is not a porn forum or a gambling site, a forum for educating young children about Bitcoin, great.

There is no age limit for this forum but for a young fellow around that age it is very easy to do some things wrong, you will have to mentor him and also make sure you explain the rules of the forum to him very well or else he will end up spamming the forum and he will be put on ban for that, he have a lot of readings to do first before asking questions and tell him to be more friendly with the forum search engine because this is the only way to prevent asking same questions that has been answered so many times already.

Talking about age, i believe you wouldn't want to introduce a young and underaged child to the forum here, what will he contribute or even understand, you can start from your own reach and then later when the child is matured enough to know how to live independently then you can introduce him to such community here, as a matter of fact no any child you will bring in here and likes it because it's not like a social media chatting platform or a gaming zone full of enticement, this platform is not created for children but you can learn from hear and teach them till they can comprehend this forum.

Nah.

Bringing minors, especially young children to the forum will not lead to positive outcomes.

Because it's not a limitation then it won't be a problem about the requirements to join here it would be better while being supervised by those of you who invite him here because after all the age of 13 is very vulnerable to being tricked and things to fear but I think if the child's intentions are better to know about bitcoin then this is a good movement in my opinion.

This is what you have to pay attention to so that he doesn't enter the gambling board above It's been called that age isn't the time yet, so I hope he's only interested in crypto that he wants to learn, not in other things that make him curious, especially gambling.

I would agree more with him being watched if he's really active here.

Are there places on the Internet where children are not allowed to go today, but where do they go anyway? This forum is much better than the banned sites, especially for teenagers. Let your child learn about bitcoin rather than browse porn sites. And of course, if you have mutual interests, your son or daughter will always have something to discuss, and thus you get more trust. And this is critical so that the children trust you more and do not leave for the company, where they may develop bad habits.

Oh fucking hell no, this is no place for an innocent child to be wandering blindly into--especially if that child has intentions to do deals or any of the myriad activities that can get you scammed faster than Reverse Flash.  Or the Flash.  Or Quicksilver.  Or even Superman.

But even if we all agree that kids shouldn't be here, how the hell would an age restriction be enforced?  Last I checked, Theymos is all about privacy and this forum was created in the spirit of bitcoin anyway, so I highly doubt there's ever going to be the internet equivalent of a big fat dude checking drivers licenses at the front door of Studio 54 (disco never died either, you break dancing crackheads). 

Just like you're responsible for your bitcoin's security, I think you're going to have to be the one responsible for making the decision as to whether your toe-headed booger eater visits bitcointalk.  And even then, if that saintly minor has a smartphone there's not much you can do anyway. 

13 year old children is not a good idea to introduce them to the world of crypto/Forums, indeed, this forum is a place to discuss various kinds of developments in crypto, technology, and others, you know crypto is digital money, 13 year old kids should study to get the best education in their field, don't have to deal with thick face and money.

You know, here there are lots of things that maybe minors shouldn't come here, such as gambling. Maybe you don't want your nephews, children, cousins ​​to get to know gambling earlier, maybe yes, there are positive and negative sides here, good if they understand the positives, what if they understand the negatives worse at their age, like I said for example: gambling, who is in charge.

Due to the marketplace (namely the gambing section) and signatures (which are mostly gambling related) I would have to say no. Those under the age of 18 would be very likely to wind up trying these platforms and forming some form of unhealthy relationship with them. Aside from that I would say that the forum is a perfect place for them to learn about Bitcoin and participate in its discussion. I suppose that if they don't try gambling from a young age and face this temptation and its effects from a young age, that they may wind up trying it when they are older anyway. It would be a shame for BitcoinTalk to be the avenue of that lesson though.

This does spark an idea to create a bitcoin friendly forum orientated to minors. Young minds are our future after all. That could be a good prospect if there is a solid community participating in it from the beginning. I think that would only be possible if a large group of people from here helped nurture that initiative from the beginning though. Otherwise lack of activity will be its downfall.

Like bitcoin, which is decentralized, bitcointalk forum does not require anything, so anyone can join. When a thirteen-year-old joins bitcointalk, there will be advantages and disadvantages. We can assume that youo are his father. You can decide if this is worth it for your son because you know him better than anyone else here. He might learn a lot, but there are a lot of gambling discussions here, especially about casinos. He might become addicted if he does not get the right advice. If you and him are very close to each other and you can feel that he cannot hide anything from you, and he is not interested in betting and casino games, let him in. I might not be accurate but the founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin also created a bitcointalk account when he was underage.   

I believe in catching them young when their brains are not occupied with much activities. Bitcoin is a currency just like the regular fiat so at early age be it at 13 years or lower the lad can be introduced to the forum just that they get tutored and mentored until they are matured to make full decisions for themselves and so that they maintain good reputation on the forum.

It's no IMO.
At that age, it seems the best for them is to enjoy their childhood with their peers (like camping out in the backyard), they have a lot of time with their friends.  So it's possible they didn't seriously make a good discussion here in the forum.  It's too early for them to engage in financial matters, especially Bitcoin.  At that age, they seem most likely moody, self-conscious, or very sensitive to everything that they saw on the internet, I think it's better to keep them away from the internet, it's not yet at the right age to participate here in our community.

For now, there are too many things that your child might learn first.
Not now, it's too early for your child to adopt the concept of crypto at that age.

I think you're a few decades behind on this view. A lot of minors are on the internet before they even hit puberty. Majority of them are wasting their time on social media platforms like facebook, tiktok, instagram, etc. scrolling through and filling their minds with garbage. Most of them would be capable enough to have a discussion with you or I, and they would definitely be more capable of learning more than you or I (that is biology, we learn a lot more a lot easier when we are younger). Encouraging a teenager to camp out side with their friends every hour of the day, and not participate in discussion that could help them learn about an economic movement that could greatly benefit their future because of reasons like their emotions being exerted in the process is an interesting view. That's my 2 cents though.

99% better to learn here than him watching videos of "inluencers" or "experts" on various social media channels. Those crypto shilling and hype disguised as "contents" will reach him faster than you would expect so let him know about this forum. The sooner..the better.

He's not going to spend most of his childhood learning crypto.

Keep up with the times. Most teenagers spend more time playing games on their mobile or PC than going out camping.

Nah, not a good move.

First of all, we couldn't enforce that without having some kind of privacy evasive KYC, and I'm not even sure the benefits of it. It's down to the parents of the child to monitor or restrict what they're using the internet for. Plus, I think a teenager would likely be more interested in other social media that talks about Bitcoin, than Bitcointalk. The only real pull here would be those that enjoy in depth discussion, but also signature campaigns. Which, both require some effort, and therefore isn't a big deal if they're on the forum for either of those. We want discussion, I don't want to see people getting excluded despite being of good quality.

I joined the forum.when I was 14. It wasn't a greatly welcoming environment (but it improves once people expect you to stay and once you engage a bit more) but if he knows he's anonymous and how to keep himself that way then I think it's fine.

Not welcoming and not fun are two very different things- it was still fun.

You could also wait a year or two and try again. If he's interested in crypto perhaps a natural discovery is the best way to go about some thing here and if you're feeding him most of his information now, he might not be able to interact here too well.

There’s no NSFW topics here and also the forum rules structure is tailored for well mannered discussion. I don’t see the need for an age restriction for all the content available here.

If you are so cautious, You can setup the kid account that will ignored all the boards that you he shouldn’t be reading. This feature is like a parent control on his account and you can access this feature on the settings of the account.

I barely want my teenager on the internet at all, let alone a forum like this which attracts some shady individuals, no offense. And this is coming from a guy who was on the internet at the age of 10 and has been part of the technology world most of my life. I've seen some shit! (https://youtu.be/WISORijUJrg)

We can't simply categorize them in that way because not everyone is same, for example a school kid of 15 year helped NASA to built a satellite with a size of palm if I am not wrong so as long as they are keen to learn there is no restrictions for them to be a part of bitcointalk and generally age barrier doesn't really work in the internet.

Exactly, kiddies won't be able to spot out what to believe and what not to; imagine a kid that's supposed to be following Spiderman serial movies on BTT ::) ??they could easily get enticed by whatever seems true to them. The mindset, perception of thinking, attitude and perseverance is simply gonna be different; I know we've got smart kids, but what's happening in here isn't a child's play, REMEMBER THAT (that's actually to everyone though...lol)
That's the point....who knows if we've got kiddies in here already? Prolly the reasons why you'd have to talk about the same thing over and over again before they get to understand your points partly? Hahahaha
I think since KYCs aren't used in here, that has automatically made age an underestimated factor.

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I don't know what good that would do, restrict him from the gambling area, the goods and HYIP area, the P&S area, the double bottom observer, micro earnings, isn't it better to simply do the teaching yourself?


And at the same time, 99% of them would definitely want that knowledge in audio-video format, so just as you think they have stopped the campaign and are more interested in books they would definitely be interested in ways that involve less effort to do something.
It would be nice of course to see that happening but I wouldn't keep my expectations too high.

Anyhow, the opinions here probably depend on the fact that the users have kids or not, and if they are older or smaller, I think that since mine is still small I'm acting on this more protectively than if I would had done with an already grown 20 yo kid.

I think this forum has any age requirements, but you can't bring a 13 year old kid into this space. I am not suggesting you this based on the forum rule or any rule at all, I suggest this based on my common sense.

Kids this age needs to enjoy their life, school and other wonderful things, they will find the right passion or interest when they are able to make their own decision. So, if a 13 year old kid finds the forum himself right now he can watch or join this forum, but you can not bring him here or suggest spending time or learning about bitcoin here.

There is no way to prevent someone under the age of 17 from becoming a member of this forum; as long as they have a good internet connection and a device to access the internet, they can easily become a part of this community.

Again, if you're a parent, it might be a good idea to register an account for your child and then allow them to get a sense of how the crypto space works from this platform rather than allowing them to go around the internet and read those paid articles online. By paid articles, I mean articles that the project developer/team paid bloggers to write, and now the entire internet is crawling with them. And we shouldn't forget about social media as well.

So, for me, I would suggest that they create an account here as well as on Reddit and begin learning from there until they are able to distinguish between articles that should be taken seriously and those that should be taken with a grain of salt.
And for those complaining about falling for scams on this forum, keep in mind that scams do not exist solely on this forum; bitcointalk is much better because we have so many people here fighting and exposing all forms of scam going on here, making the forum a little bit safer.

The forum is one of the best platforms because it is well-monitored against foul language and provocative and sexual content. If the child is interested in bitcoin, this forum might be a good platform for him to learn. But my reservation is the gambling section. The child might be exposed to some activity that might result in gambling addiction.
One also needs to be emotionally and psychologically mature to survive in his forum. If the child is mature enough to handle criticism and attack by some members, he might do well. Nevertheless, if the child is properly supervised and guided, this platform could be a great asset to his all-around development.

This is a very good movement, I think it is good to introduce children of this age to the world of crypto so that it becomes a part of their lives, they do not have to learn quickly, it is enough at the present time for them to adapt to this community that they will become its leaders and movers in the near future.

I am thinking of registering my children in this forum from now on. I have a son who is a little under 13 years old. I can encourage him to register in the forum and have his own account even if he was not very active during this period. But imagine after 10 years when he becomes 23 years old. He will have a 10 year old forum account.

This is amazing.

Look. If he's very interested into bitcoin, techie stuff, economics and the like, then  m a y b e  letting him make an account wouldn't create a lot of trouble, after of course you've made sure he is cautious with strangers at the web. I mean, no, write it down on paper with huge black letters that there are scammers just to emphasize.

You can't do much either way. If he wants to join a forum and talk about money, then he'll do it. Let this forum be bitcointalk. Have the kid closed by.

This forum, from what i know, does not have any restrictions on age, as long as the person can make good posts, contribute positively to the group of of the forum, age does not matter.
And also, come to think of it, the forum does not regulate scam, you are your own security as long as this forum is concerned, why should it even bother to regulate age which I personally consider not so important when compared to the bigger issue, which is making sure that forum members are not scammed.

I think that age is still tender (I speak personally, anyway) for me introducing my ward/child to this forum. I don't even want my kids accessing the internet without restriction or under parental control. We don't know where their curiosity will push them into and they veer off the track. I can do the teaching with them, show them stuff but won't allow them do it alone. I'm a bit old school on this. The globe this day isn't a friendly place to allow kids wander on their own. Again, on the gambling section here, kids should be under restriction.

What do you mean by bringing 13 years old kid?
Are you his parent?  ???

And how do you know he is interested in crypto? Do you teach him about crypto or he knows it himself?

If you teach him about crypto, it is not his own interest but you lead him to feel interested in crypto. You are too early to let him know about crypto.

Anyway, as far as I know there is no age limitation in this forum. But this forum is surely not for kids, the topics we are discussing here are not kids' stuff related. I doubt the kids misunderstand the information, or they feel confused about the topics here.

I think it is not the right time for him to join this forum. If you are familiar with crypto, you can teach your kid about it. Just focus on basic things only, don't force him to know something that doesn't suit his age. Let him know about this forum when he is mature enough, so he can use this forum properly and wisely.

You should know that there're things with age restrictions. Its like asking if you should allow a 12 year old child watch an adult rated movie. At this age he should be more concerned about playing with folks and having a good time gaming. Though it's not totally bad for him knowing about crypto, but bringing him here! Nah it's not a smart thing to do.

That will be a smart approach, but it will depend on the child's vocabulary and mental capability. Since crypto is the future and it's preferable to capture them at a young age by educating them about crypto at an early stage of their life, bringing the 13-year-old in question into this forum is not a bad idea, but all of this will be done under supervision.

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Never expose a minor to crypto or this forum in this context without first explaining what is involved (what and what to do or avoid).

to do it in the forum of course no problem. Anyone is free to discuss without any age limit. most importantly they know the rules of the forum. then it will be legal when you introduce this forum to him.

but for trading and gambling matters, of course, it will relate to KYC which is mostly required by centralized exchanges. or maybe you can teach him to get Bitcoin on a decentralized exchange.
I hope you tell him correctly. no need to keep an eye on him, let him develop on his own.

To me it's not really about age this days, I will say if the 13 years old child is willing to learn or have an understanding about Bitcoin, then you as a guardian should test his capability, teach him the little you know about Bitcoin, tell him to ask some few questions, then you ask him questions too and see if he would answer to them, only then you might know if he could fit in the forum or not.
that's my own opinion though, other people's opinion may sure be different from mine...

Few points:

1) You don't require account to surf the forum.

2) Age restrictions are stupid, just look at porn sites. If site requires kyc to confirm age, it's even more stupid.

3) This thread is stupid.

1) I think he want to let his child to open a new thread if there's a question or something that need to be discussed, not only read other people replies.

2) Accessing porn site isn't that easy, you need to use VPN and there's a warning message if it's only for mature 18+ years old people. In this forum you don't need to use VPN and there's no warning message about age restrictions.

3) I don't think it's stupid, you can find a lot thread asking if teach Bitcoin to the minor is good or not, some users even already teach to their kids which younger than 13 years old boy.

The forum doesn't have an age-restriction (and I don't know how they will implement it just incase :D), but do it at your own risk.

What I mean when I say risk is the fact that the kid you are saying might be curious about those gambling websites out there and it might affect him negatively. Well, it's good to see people here sharing information and yes you can learn everything related to Bitcoin and crypto here in this forum, but there are some negative things as well and one is being addicted to gambling because of his/her curiosity to these gambling sites that he/she is seeing here.

There's nothing wrong bringing in a 13-year old kiddo here in the forum, but guide him so that he/she will learn. Just letting him do what he/she wants here might have negative effects on the kid. I wonder if OP really let that 13-year old kid register here. :D