Google recently realized that my sons account did not follow their terms of service since he was not 13 years old yet. They deactivated his account and stated that after 30 days his account would be deleted if he did not prove he was older than 13. Since his username is very unique my plan is to let them delete it and then in a year when he turns 13 reapply for it. My question is if his account is deleted will that same username be available a year from now or will it always show as a username that is in use even though it's for a deleted account?
While I understand Google has to do this to meet certain requirements I sure wish they would allow an option where parents could vouch for their child's use when they're under 13. The strange thing is Google is used for his school email address which is how I believe they figured it out.
While I understand Google has to do this to meet certain requirements I sure wish they would allow an option where parents could vouch for their child's use when they're under 13. The strange thing is Google is used for his school email address which is how I believe they figured it out.
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