<div dir="ltr"><div>I've been notified by a 13 year old who wants to help KDE that he is unable to log into our chat setup on Matrix because the privacy policy blocks anyone under 16.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://kde.modular.im/_matrix/consent?v=1.0">https://kde.modular.im/_matrix/consent?v=1.0</a></div><div>"You must be at least 16 years old to use this Service (<a href="http://webchat.kde.org">webchat.kde.org</a>) "<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://webchat.kde.org/privacy_policy/en/privacy_notice.html">https://webchat.kde.org/privacy_policy/en/privacy_notice.html</a></div><div>"We never knowingly collect or maintain information in the
Service from those we know are under 16, and no part of the Service is
structured to attract anyone under 16. If you are under 16, please do
not use the Service."</div><div><br></div><div>This is contrary to</div><div><a href="https://webchat.kde.org/privacy_policy/en/code_of_conduct.html">https://webchat.kde.org/privacy_policy/en/code_of_conduct.html</a></div><div>"Although this list cannot be exhaustive, we explicitly honour diversity in age"</div><div><br></div><div>If KDE is restricting who can take part in our activities, against our historical practice, without prior discussion and solely because we are reliant on a third party service we should move to a different service.</div><div><br></div><div>Jonathan</div><div><br></div></div>