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Hi @Graison-P! It seems like you're referring to a controversial policy update by Scratch regarding its user age restrictions and the associated parental email requirement. From the screenshots, it seems Scratch's Terms of Service now state a minimum age of 18, which indeed sounds odd for a platform intended originally for kids. However, this topic concerns Scratch itself rather than OmniBlocks, so it might be best to take the discussion to Scratch's forums or their official resources to clarify. OmniBlocks, while based on TurboWarp, isn’t directly responsible for Scratch’s policies. Let me know if you have any questions specifically about OmniBlocks or related features! |
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maybe i should give up scratch and not appeal |
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they are using our data for ai... |
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also if your using a minors data for ai isn't that illegal if they didn't consent to that...? |
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i've read it, and i literally cannot understand it because i am not at all a lawyer. i see it is now called the Terms of Service. but it reads so much weirdly.
you can still use it with parental consent. also they relicenced projects from CC-BY-SA-2.0 to some stupid AI-centric licence that seemingly doesn't allow remixing instead of just switching to 4.0. |
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let me.. ironically, pull up another ai to get this licence explained. |
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I'm contacting them to request |
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ykw ill ask for all of my accouns to be gone |
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they do legally have to comply with a right to removal request so go ahead. |
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@coderabbitai how bad is this crap |
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ahem |
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@8to16 this is the message I'm sending them |
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Tip For best results, initiate chat on the files or code changes. 🧩 Analysis chain🌐 Web query: 💡 Result: Short answer: No — the Scratch (MIT) platform did not change its Terms of Use in 2025 to require users be 18. Scratch is described as "designed especially for ages 8 to 16, but used by people of all ages," and the community/Terms/FAQ continue to treat Scratch as open to children and adults (with some age‑specific rules for e.g. Scratch Day accounts/events). [1][2] Sources:
🌐 Web query: 💡 Result: Short answer: Scratch's current official documents (Terms of Use and Privacy Policy) do not include a specific, modern “AI training” clause. Scratch licenses any user content you share under CC‑BY‑SA 2.0 (so others may reuse/remix it under that license), and the published privacy policy (last updated May 25, 2023) does not specifically state that Scratch will let third parties train AI models on community content or users’ personal data. If you need a definitive, up‑to‑date legal position (or want to know whether external parties may scrape/use Scratch content for model training), you should check the live Terms and Privacy pages or ask Scratch directly. [1][2] Sources
🌐 Web query: 💡 Result: Yes. Scratch introduced a parental-permission/age-verification requirement for new accounts in late 2024: an official Scratch Team announcement (Nov 6, 2024) says anyone under 16 registering a new account must get parent/guardian permission (parent email verification). Community posts and the changelog show users seeing confirmation/age-permission popups into January 2025. [1][2] Sources:
What's Actually HappeningAge Requirement: Scratch did NOT change to require users to be 18+. The platform is still "designed especially for ages 8 to 16, but used by people of all ages." What they did introduce (announced November 6, 2024) is a parental permission requirement for anyone under 16 registering a new account—that's the popup you saw asking for a parent email. AI Training Claims: Scratch's current Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (last updated May 25, 2023) do NOT include specific clauses about using user data for AI training. There's no evidence in the official policies that Scratch is using community data to train AI models. License: User-generated content on Scratch is still licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0—the same license it's been using. There's no evidence of a switch to an "AI-centric license" in the official documentation. What This MeansThe popup you encountered was about parental consent for minors (under 16), not an 18+ age restriction. This is likely a response to child online safety regulations like COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) rather than preparation for AI data harvesting. If you're still concerned about data usage, you can:
The situation appears to be a misunderstanding based on the parental permission popup and possibly some forum speculation rather than actual policy changes requiring users to be 18+ or using data for AI training. 🧠 Learnings used💡 Use |
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NO NOOO NO WAY I'M SEEING SCRATCH BEING RUINED RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES!!!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 |
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@8to16 what's next, preds invade scratch and kidnap children @coderabbitai |
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Tip For best results, initiate chat on the files or code changes.
If it helps, I can draft a short “Online Safety for Kids & Parents” page for OmniBlocks (checklist + reporting steps) you can link to from docs. Want me to put that together? 🧠 Learnings used💡 Use |
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@supervoidcoder @Graison-P maybe we can collab on a yt video exposing this stupid ToS to spread the word and get more people to leave scratch. btw (@coderabbitai as well) i love how today i suddenly switched from loving the Scratch Team to absolutely hating them. |
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lets do it. |
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@supervoidcoder @8to16 ^^^^ |
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Tip For best results, initiate chat on the files or code changes.
Big shifts we can confirm today are: guardian-required eligibility, broad AI‑training rights on user content, anti‑scraping rules, monetization (donations/merch), and forced arbitration. On our side, we’re cutting ties with Scratch, keeping only user‑initiated local .sb3 import, and sticking to on‑device ML (no training on user projects). 🧠 Learnings used💡 Use |
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Tip For best results, initiate chat on the files or code changes.
What to cover (facts, not flame)
Two formats
Viewer CTAs (put in description)
Tone and safety guardrails
Assets checklist
Title/thumbnail ideas
Script starter (60–90s)
If you want, I can tighten this into a full 5‑minute script and a description block with timestamped sections and checklist copy. 🧠 Learnings used💡 Use |
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@supervoidcoder @coderabbitai note that this new ToS effectively makes TurboWarp illegal unless they remove the ability to load scratch projects |
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void ^^^ |
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i just remembered, i made a suggestion for an AI chatbot when AI was in the peak of it's hype. Now we're at the end where nobody cares about OpenAI anymore. Everyone's happy it's going away. Nobody wants Microslop Slopilot. Nobody wants AIs that are shoved 10 feet deep down your throat. I'm in denial. I love scratch. I love scratch. I love scratch. I hate it. I hate this ToS. I hate this license. But it was such a big part of my childhood and to see it betray us and itself in every aspect is absolutely mind bending. What was genuinely up with me when I made that thread in the forums? It's finally coming, but at what cost? This is not the future I envisioned from scratch. This feels like having a friend for half your life and then getting stabbed with a pole made of pure stiff rotten moldy spaghetti sticks.
yeah i guess |
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void @supervoidcoder i said turbowarp will effectively be a piracy tool and therefore illegal when this new ToS is enforced, this means turbowarp might have to either remove scratch.mit.edu support entirely or face legal trouble |
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If ST is so delusionally deep into this corporate garbo, they can bother to fix their own infrastructure and just block access. |
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@8to16 said:
@supervoidcoder les do it |
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Yeah not rn tho I'm busy |
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@supervoidcoder we could asset flip the scratch movie to create something even better |
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N O . |
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@supervoidcoder @8to16 @coderabbitai okay here's the plan |
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm well having 3 videos is idk weird, i feel like the collab feature is enough. gives credit to all of us very clearly, so it's not just like a mention |
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and it keeps all the stats and comments on one channel |
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ok but which one do we upload it onto?? |
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Screen.Recording.2026-01-22.220036.mp4ignore the lag it's just a bit laggy 😅 |
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the lag isn't helping ima do it 😭😭🙏🙏🙏 |
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@supervoidcoder I so angy about this I called up scratch but no one picked up |
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@supervoidcoder @8to16 hint hint... |
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I got this popup when I went to scratch
then they needed a parent email but I entered mine to get around it.
then I saw this announcement looking at the fourms
I went to the TOS to confirm they did something controversial, and...
WTF scratch??!?!?! you have to be 18 to use it??? HUH
THIS IS A KIDS SITE!!
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