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4ggr0 • today at 1:35 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

suddenly everyone gets profiled as being at least 18 years old, problem solved.

> based on bidding on users that watch MrBeast and Minecraft videos

but then what is the cutoff for "childish" topics? i mean firstly i'm sure there are people who aren't minors who watch MrBeast and Minecraft, but that's the lesser problem. but if i take myself as an example, i did also watch content as a kid which wasn't targeted to kids. not talking about NSFW stuff either, just stuff you wouldn't think as kids being the target audience.


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shermantanktop • today at 2:40 PM

Won’t somebody please think of the…Disney kidults? The adult Lego enthusiasts? The 7-year-olds who watch Masterpiece Theater?

You’re not wrong, but content made for kids is intended for kids, and vice versa. If someone wants crossover appeal, they intentionally do it —-hence the jokes in Pixar movies with cultural references the parents recognize.

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TZubiri • today at 1:41 PM

>but then what is the cutoff for "childish" topics?

This is pretty much Law 101, a written law sets the rules, and the courts evaluate the cases, effectively finding that cutoff in practice.

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