COPPA

Dear Sir/Madam,

As a content creator on YouTube, I am very concerned about the enforcement of COPPA. As it stands, the definition for "child-directed content" seems vague and it is hard to understand exactly which content would fall into this category. For example, I create content regarding an E rated game, however my videos are aimed towards competitive games which require knowledge of complex mechanics; the vast majority of my viewers are over 18. Would this count as "Child directed" despite being aimed at an adult community?

To get clarity on this issue, before enforcing COPPA I would very much appreciate the FTC to:

1. Provide an enforcement statement for creators

2. Clarify the definition of “child-directed,” and not expand it to cover “child-attractive” content

3. Delay enforcement against creators until the FTC concludes its review of COPPA

Though this enforcement will affect me personally, I am also concerned that enforcement will damage truly child directed content creators - YouTube is currently a great platform for child friendly and family friendly content, however, after enforcement much of this content will disappear as it is no longer financially viable for the creators to produce.

I appreciate your time in reading and considering this.

Kind regards,
Sam Allen