HT2534 Why cant I activate the App store to download free apps without some kind of payment information. I'm only 14!

There used to be an option to do so "Payment Method: None".  This seems to have disappeared.  Are Apple not supporting young people anymore? If so, this will be our last Apple product purchase.

Did you follow the instructions on the page that you posted from when creating the account ? They worked when I created a new account in response to another thread a couple of days ago.
e.g. on my computer's iTunes I logged out of my existing account and found a free app in the store and clicked on its free 'price' :
I then clicked on 'create Apple id' on the popup :
Agreed to the terms, filled in my details, and got 'none' as on option on the payments screen. I was then able to verify the account via the email and downloaded a free app with it

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