ItalyCodice in materia di protezione dei dati personali (Data Protection Code), Art. 2-quinquies, minimum age for social media consent
D.Lgs. 196/2003 (Codice Privacy), Art. 2-quinquies, inserted by D.Lgs. 101/2018
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In force since 19 September 2018.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Sets 14 as the minimum age at which a minor can independently consent to processing of personal data for an information society service, including registering for a social media account. Providers must obtain parental consent for users under 14. This functions as Italy's de facto minimum social media registration age, though it is a data protection consent rule rather than a mandated identity verification requirement.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italian Data Protection Authority)
What it reaches
Age threshold
14
Covered services
Information society services, including social media platforms, offered directly to minors in Italy
Verification methods
Self declaration, Parental consent
When LexLint raises it
operates_social_platform
Read the law
official consolidated statute text, Normattiva
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