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The '''Children's Code''', also known as the '''age appropriate design code''', is a British [[internet safety]] and [[Internet privacy|privacy]] [[code of practice]]<nowiki/> enforced by the [[Information Commissioner's Office]]. It applies to any internet-connected product or service that is likely to be accessed by a [[Minor (law)|minor]].

The draft Code was published in April 2019,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=15 April 2019 |title=Under-18s face 'like' and 'streaks' limits |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47933521 |access-date=15 April 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Greenfield |first=Patrick |date=15 April 2019 |title=Facebook urged to disable 'like' feature for child users |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/15/facebook-urged-to-ditch-like-feature-in-uk-online-child-safety-drive |access-date=15 April 2019 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> as instructed by the [[Data Protection Act 2018]] (DPA).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=ICO’s ‘Children’s Code’ applies from today – what you need t - Eversheds Sutherland |url=https://www.eversheds-sutherland.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/Data-Protection/ico |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=www.eversheds-sutherland.com}}</ref> The final regulations were published on 27 January 2020 and took effect 2 September 2020, with a one-year grace period before the beginning of enforcement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lomas |first=Natasha |date=2020-01-22 |title=UK watchdog sets out 'age appropriate' design code for online services to keep kids' privacy safe |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/22/uk-watchdog-sets-out-age-appropriate-design-code-for-online-services-to-keep-kids-privacy-safe/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lomas |first=Natasha |date=2021-09-01 |title=UK now expects compliance with children's privacy design code |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/01/uk-now-expects-compliance-with-its-child-privacy-design-code/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> Compliance with the Children's Code is enforced under the DPA and the [[European Union|EU]] [[General Data Protection Regulation]] (GDPR).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> {{r|BBC}}

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==References==

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