China未成年人保护法 (Law on the Protection of Minors), Article 76, livestreaming anchor account age floor
未成年人保护法 (Law on the Protection of Minors), 2020 Revision, Art. 76
In force since .
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
- Private right of action
- No
- Age threshold
- 16
- Covered services
- Livestreaming platforms operating in China
- Verification methods
- Gov ID, Parental consent
What it requires
- Applies to livestreaming service providers operating in China.
- Do not issue a livestreaming anchor (content creator) account to anyone under 16.no control in the NIST Privacy Framework
- Before issuing an anchor account to a 16 or 17 year old, obtain a parent or guardian's consent and verify identity.NIST Privacy FrameworkCT.PO-P1
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
In the frameworks
- NIST Privacy Framework
- CT.PO-P1Policies, processes, and procedures for authorizing data processing (e.g., organizational decisions, individual consent), revoking authorizations, and maintaining authorizations are established and in place.
Our reading of where this law's duties sit in each framework, and in the NIST Privacy Framework, line by line beside each duty above. It never says that running a control meets the law. How we read a framework against the law
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)
Settledness
- As of
- Open questions
- What counts as having 对其身份信息进行认证 ("authenticated its identity information") of a 16 or 17 year old before issuing a livestreaming anchor account under Article 76?
- How must a provider show it has 征得其父母或者其他监护人同意 ("obtained the consent of a parent or other guardian") under Article 76?
What it makes you log
Logging duty
Article 76 bars livestreaming publisher accounts for under-16s and requires identity authentication and guardian consent for 16 and 17 year olds. It names no log, record or retention rule for the check or the consent. Article 80, on preserving records when harmful content or a crime is found, is a different section and is not part of this row.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
Bars livestreaming service providers from issuing a livestreaming anchor (content creator) account to anyone under 16, and requires providers to obtain a parent or guardian's consent and verify identity before issuing an anchor account to a 16 or 17 year old.
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