Google requires me to create an age verification screen

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• SinisterSoft Maintainer

  November 2019

  When did google start doing this?

  Coder, video game industry veteran (since the '80s, ❤'s assembler), arrested - never convicted hacker (in the '90s), dad of five, he/him (if that even matters!).
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• MoKaLux Member

  November 2019

  a few days ago, a new law was passed regarding child and the internet and now we need to do some crazy stuff

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• oleg Member

  November 2019 edited November 2019

  SinisterSoft said:

  When did google start doing this?

  A few days ago, sent a letter to Google about the policy change
  
  Yesterday blocked 2 of my apps by google because my app could attract the attention of children and therefore I have to put the age not 13+ but 6+ ..
  
  Google moderator also recommended setting a 'neutral age screen'
  ps//
  It is forbidden to ask: 'are you 13 years old?'
  Need to ask 'neutral': 'how old are you?'
  
  
  

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  https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=razorback456
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• oleg Member

  November 2019 edited November 2019

  I want to break this moderator's skull ...
  
  I point out that my game is for adults, and these morons make me point out that the application is suitable for children because 'the game icon may appeal to children' ...

  About your target audience selection
  
  During review, Google determined that your app and store listing contain elements that appeal primarily to children, therefore the target age groups you’ve selected in your Play Console are inaccurate. If your primary target audience is children, you must select only the appropriate age groups that include children in the Target Audience and Content section and comply with all Designed for Families Requirements.
  
  For example, your store listing contains elements such as:
  
  References to keywords related to children, such as children.
  Screenshots that demonstrate game play that is accessible and appealing to children.

  

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• MoKaLux Member

  November 2019

  we have to obey the law

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• oleg Member

  November 2019

  MoKaLux said:

  we have to obey the law

  The law says that adults should play childish games for morons?

  my games:
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=razorback456
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• MoKaLux Member

  November 2019 edited November 2019

  I know but that's the only way we can publish to google play!
  I find it very challenging for any engines to keep up with google and their never ending changes (policies, languages now kotlin, architecture 64bit, and on and on...)
  
  Oleg I know you can do it, you are a pro man

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• antix Member

  November 2019

  I have yet yo receive any messages regarding this from google but if I do.. I'll just let them delete my apps.

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• oleg Member

  November 2019

  Google resumed both of my games, I did not change anything in them, just my game was checked by another moderator ...

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  my games:
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=razorback456
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• SinisterSoft Maintainer

  November 2019

  The original moderator must have been a nutcase!

  Likes: oleg, JuanZambrano

  Coder, video game industry veteran (since the '80s, ❤'s assembler), arrested - never convicted hacker (in the '90s), dad of five, he/him (if that even matters!).
  https://deluxepixel.com

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• oleg Member

  November 2019 edited November 2019

  SinisterSoft said:

  The original moderator must have been a nutcase!

  Most interesting that the moderator who banned me is the moderator of the general category of apps, and the moderator who removed the ban is the moderator of family apps for children...
  
  That is, my game was banned for adults because it could be accidentally started by children. And then the game was allowed for children.
  

  my games:
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=razorback456
  мій блог по гідерос https://simartinfo.blogspot.com
  Слава Україні!
  

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