I really don't want to say what state because that seems creepy and unneeded, I know it's not like I need to be super secretive or anything, but I still don't really want to say it, so, why is it asking, and how do I avoid this?

can i make a topic about this because there are way too many duplicates

We don't know why people are asking for your state but it's best just to politely say no.

Looks like Scratch is asking for OP's state not people, whoops

floppasyay wrote:

We don't know why people are asking for your state but it's best just to politely say no.

it's scratch not people :p

plum_the_fox wrote:

floppasyay wrote:

We don't know why people are asking for your state but it's best just to politely say no.

it's scratch not people :p

my bad lol

It's because of COPPA's recent enforcement of parental consent laws on the site.

just switch your country to Antarctica to avoid having to put your state. that's what i did.

Parm_E_Sean_Toontown wrote:

I really don't want to say what state because that seems creepy and unneeded, I know it's not like I need to be super secretive or anything, but I still don't really want to say it, so, why is it asking, and how do I avoid this?

According to this announcement https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/862281/ they changed the TOS

If you are really worried, I would highly recommend contacting your state legislator. When Scratch displays the state name, get them to change the name of the state. That way nobody really knows where you are, because the state listed on your profile will be different than the actual name.

acohen_bhusd wrote:

can i make a topic about this because there are way too many duplicates

By the way, dupes don't exist in QAS.

assuming it's just being asked to comply with any potential local laws.
do you really not trust ST with your state though? It's not public or anything

Local laws make scratch legally obliged to ask for your state.

scratchusername40 wrote:

If you are really worried, I would highly recommend contacting your state legislator. When Scratch displays the state name, get them to change the name of the state. That way nobody really knows where you are, because the state listed on your profile will be different than the actual name.

Your state name is not displayed on your profile or anywhere else on the scratch website.

PizzaWiz wrote:

scratchusername40 wrote:

If you are really worried, I would highly recommend contacting your state legislator. When Scratch displays the state name, get them to change the name of the state. That way nobody really knows where you are, because the state listed on your profile will be different than the actual name.

Your state name is not displayed on your profile or anywhere else on the scratch website.

Well yes, but they already show your country, so you can't be too careful. I would recommend getting them to change the state name, just in case.

scratchusername40 wrote:

If you are really worried, I would highly recommend contacting your state legislator. When Scratch displays the state name, get them to change the name of the state. That way nobody really knows where you are, because the state listed on your profile will be different than the actual name.

also cant you just change the state in account settings or does that not work if your under 16

what’s the point of this state thing? What exactly is it needed for?

It doesn't reveal the state to the public

OhOkSir12345 wrote:

scratchusername40 wrote:

If you are really worried, I would highly recommend contacting your state legislator. When Scratch displays the state name, get them to change the name of the state. That way nobody really knows where you are, because the state listed on your profile will be different than the actual name.

also cant you just change the state in account settings or does that not work if your under 16

Even though I live in the UK, I'm guessing no yes you can

why did my wifi just mess up my dns before i posted this ugh

Snowfrost2023 wrote:

what’s the point of this state thing? What exactly is it needed for?

blessingj100 wrote:

It's because of COPPA's recent enforcement of parental consent laws on the site.

floppasyay wrote:

Even though I live in the UK, I'm guessing no.

do the states options show up if you set your location to the United states if you live in a different country

OhOkSir12345 wrote:

floppasyay wrote:

Even though I live in the UK, I'm guessing no.

do the states options show up if you set your location to the United states if you live in a different country

Did some research and apparently yes you can. I don't think Scratch would track your geolocation