Age requirements for chatting

Originally posted on mastodon.technology.

So now matrix.org requires you to confirm that you're over 16 before you can use it. I hope this doesn't become the new reality - I got started on IRC a few years before I turned 16. :|

I couldn't find any age requirement for freenode (https://freenode.net/policies).

Oh, and Slack also requires everyone to be 16 and over.