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{{short description|Internet standard}}

{{use British English |date=December 2021}}

The '''Children's Code''' or '''Age Appropriate Design Code''' is a [[code of practice]] and set of standards for [[electronic information service]]s, requiring that they treat children and their data in an appropriate way. It was published by the [[Information Commissioner's Office]] (ICO), taking effect from September 2021. Even though the ICO is a UK regulatory agency, the code applies across the Internet and so themajor global providers such as [[Facebook]], [[Google]] and [[TikTok]] are complying as they are subject to audit and investigation.{{r|ICO|NYT|FT}}

==Penalties==

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<ref name=ICO>{{citation |url=https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/ico-codes-of-practice/age-appropriate-design-code/ |title=Introduction to the Age appropriate design code |publisher=[[Information Commissioner's Office]]}}</ref>

<ref name=BBC>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58396004 |title=Children's internet code: What is it and how will it work? |author=Jane Wakefield |date=1 September 2021 |publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>

<ref name=FT>{{citation |url=https://www.ft.com/content/7213473a-90c6-4bdd-ace5-04d1f5ea284c |title=Google and Apple among tech groups probed by ICO on endangering children |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |author=Madhumita Murgia |date=17 November 2021}}</ref>

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