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What Yahoo! features and services are off limits to children under the age of 13?

Last Updated: May 11, 2009
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Children who are registered as being under the age of 13 are not permitted to:

  • Answer or ask questions in Yahoo! Answers
  • Create their own Yahoo! Groups (although they are free to join most groups).
  • Receive special offers from Yahoo!.
  • Participate in sweepstakes or promotions in which information is shared with third parties for future marketing purposes without parental consent.
  • Post a listing on Yahoo! People Search. (If they try, it will be suppressed).
  • Create a Yahoo! public profile.
  • View listings or participate in Yahoo! Chat.
  • Use the Yahoo! Messenger Webcam service.
  • Post or reply to a Yahoo! Personals ad.
  • Create a GeoCities web site.
  • Use Flickr.
  • Participate in Yahoo! Games. (Yahoo! Kids Games offers a collection of kid-friendly games for your child).
  • Participate in Yahoo! Sports fantasy games.
  • Create a Yahoo! Wallet to add and store credit card information.
  • Use Upcoming, the Yahoo! site for events and things to do.
  • Use Fire Eagle.
  • Make their Buzz Updates public.
  • Post on Shine.

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