As of the end of 2024, multiple laws protecting children's online privacy were active. Some of these rules have come a long way. Being introduced in the 1980s, 1990s, Australia's Privacy Act and Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), need modifications to respond to the recent technology developments. The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Digital Services Act (DSA) highlight the protection of children's online rights.
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Active children data privacy laws worldwide as of March 2025
Privacy laws
Year of introduction
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) - U.S.
'98
General Comment 25 on Children’s Rights in relation to the Digital Environment - United Nations (UN)
'21
Recommendation on Children in Digital Environment - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
'21
Digital Services Act (DSA) - EU and UK
'22
California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC) - U.S.
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