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Comment by lancesells | Hacker News Reader

Should we all just tell all platforms that we are under 13? Is that a new iOS setting to stop Meta and Google?

No, because unlike Disney, they have no interest in an audience of children and will simply ban your account to avoid the hassle.

Yep. I know someone who commented that they were 12 on YouTube and got their account terminated.

There is an official way to create <13 accounts though: https://support.google.com/families/answer/7103338?hl=en

Unless you live in Quebec - then google disabled this option to avoid complying with local children protection law.

My simple solution I’m a 99 year old male. Good luck advertising to me.

Eh - that just puts you in the 65+ bracket - plenty of ads targeted there.

Yeah but at least your kid isn’t going to run up to you begging to join a mesothelioma or trans-vaginal mesh class action suit because they saw it on TV. Some ads are just out of phase with them. I like this idea.

I identify as an attack helicopter.

Interested in dirigible rides in your area?

What about someone to revulcanize your tires for a couple of nickels?

The centenarian market is a goldmine, I tells 'ya!

Prepare to be bombarded with ads for fibromyalgia treatments.

I've been doing this for a while and it has yielded a purely-medical advertising experience. Old people don't buy anything else?

There's a strong market of refund scams available to market to you

They will have a plethora of scams that they have been paid to show you, since you've self identified as a vulnerable demographic.

Reverse mortgages. Walk-in tubs. Emergency call lanyards. Prearranged funerals. Rain gutter protection. Stair lifts. Arthritis liniment. Blood glucose monitors. No-medical life insurance. Prepared home-delivery meals. Assisted living domiciles. Denture cream.

Believe me, there is no end to being a target market.

So daytime TV commercials?

And "dia-beet-us."

That might be a good idea in some cases. But, some platforms put limitations on your account if you're under 13, so it may not be what you want in other cases (requires a second parent account to manage the under 13 account, can't make account changes, content restrictions, inability to make purchases, etc).

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