This is starting to get quite complex. I also suggest we pull COPPA and legal-related configuration options out of their respective categories and create a new "Legal Compliance" category, or perhaps a Legal Compliance group under Privacy Options.

Some similar things being considered in this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_Online_Safety_Act

I am taking the XML approach to this.

What I am doing is stripping out the current COPPA functionality from v11. And I am building a new XML framework for parental controls (which the former COPPA / parental consent will be one of the possible controls).

This will allow vast configurability with minimal UI necessity. For example, webmasters could define multiple tiers of age and have things done depending on where a member falls. Additionally, certain controls can be filtered by region.

Additional controls can be implemented over time. For now, I plan to just stick with the parental consent one, and maybe a couple other basic ones.

There is also now the UK Online Safety Act.

Thank you, I'll check it out. I have some defaults set up for the most well-known like COPPA and GDPR.

The framework was implemented in 11 beta7 and has both parental consent and lockout controls (lockout being simply a member cannot log in until they are of age).

These controls also tie in to the automatic Privacy Policy, so the PP will auto-populate according to the XML configuration.