European UnionDigital Services Act (DSA), Article 28 (Online protection of minors)
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 28
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In force since 17 February 2024.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Requires providers of online platforms accessible to minors to put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety, and security for minors on their service, and bans presenting advertisements based on profiling using a minor's personal data when the provider is aware with reasonable certainty the recipient is a minor. Providers are not required to process additional personal data solely to determine a user's age.
The Digital Services Act (DSA) applied to designated very large online platforms and search engines from 25 August 2023, and to all other in scope providers from 17 February 2024.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
European Commission (for very large online platforms and search engines) and national Digital Services Coordinators
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Online platforms accessible to minors, including social media, marketplaces, and app stores operating in the EU.
Also on the record
EEA status
- Status
- Pending
- Source link
- https://www.efta.int/eea-lex/32022r2065
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official regulation text, EUR-Lex
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