CHILDRENS CODE

Sept. 12, 2021

Last week the U.K. government brought into effect the Age Appropriate Design Code or the Children’s Code, as an amendment to the Data Protection Act, 2018, operationalising a set of regulations that will make using the digital space safer for children.

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While the Code is officially in place only in the U.K., tech majors such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have tightened safety rules for children, and campaigners hope this will become the norm globally.
The Children’s Code is a data protection code of practice for online services likely to be accessed by children. It sets out 15 standards for online services, including in apps, games, toy and devices and even news services.

Source : The Hindu

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