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FTC: Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule

Documents COPPA requirements for operators of child-directed online services and operators with actual knowledge of collecting personal information from children under 13.

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What this source can teach

Use this source to understand a platform convention and the setting it was designed for.

  1. Start with the original. Open the source and find the guidance or example relevant to your task.
  2. Trace the connection. Use the claim notes below to see how this site applies the source to specific patterns.
  3. Check the setting. Compare the source's platform, people, and constraints with your own decision.

Pattern Decisions This Source Supports

Pattern Supported decision Required contract Claim note
Age gate Choose age gate when age or age band controls whether content, features, data collection, contact, commerce, or personalization is available. The gate appears before restricted content, restricted actions, or child-data collection are exposed. Supports child-directed service and child personal-information collection context.

Evidence Role

This source is treated as platform-guideline evidence. Its value comes from the specific claims and setting described above.

Publisher: Federal Trade Commission. Last checked: .

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