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{{short description|Internet standard}}

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

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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 major global providers such as [[Facebook]], [[Google]] and [[TikTok]] are complying as they are subject to audit and investigation.{{r|ICO|NYT|FT}}