the age appropriate design code and have been brought in by the uk s data regulator, the information commissioner s office. we assessed that the sort of areas where there is the biggest risk, particularly for children, is in social media messaging, in online video and music and in online games, because these are the areas where children are spending a lot of time and effort. a lot of their data is being collected through these, and potentially, in some cases, it s being misused. the code stops companies sharing data without a compelling reason and makes them take account of the best interests of the child. so, if firms know they are dealing with an under 18, they now aren t allowed to share things automatically, like location or browsing history, unless these conditions are met. one of the sort of single most important principles within the children s code is to act within the best interests of the child. you see, when it s working well, children are in control, have autonomy and have
and potentially, in some cases, it s being misused. the code stops companies sharing data without a compelling reason and makes them take account of the best interests of the child. so, if firms know they are dealing with an under 18, they now aren t allowed to share things automatically, like location or browsing history, unless these conditions are met. one of the sort of single most important principles within the children s code is to act within the best interests of the child. you see, when it s working well, children are in control, have autonomy and have choice. when it isn t working well, when they may be exposed to harm, is when those platforms have taken away that and are manipulating children to have behaviours that are great for the platform but may not be best for the child. social media platforms say they are changing the way they operate. facebook, instagram, and youtube have now restricted the number of targeted ads to under 18s. tiktok still allows these, if the user h
a lot of their data is being collected through these, and potentially, in some cases, it s being misused. the code stops companies sharing data without a compelling reason, and makes them take account of the best interests of the child . so if firms know they re dealing with an under 18, they now aren t allowed to share things automatically, like location or browsing history, unless these conditions are met. one of the sort of single most important principle within the children s code is to act in the best interest of the child. we see when it s working well, children are in control, have autonomy and have choice. when it isn t working well, when they may be exposed to harm, is when those platforms have taken away that and are manipulating children to have behaviours that are great for the platform, but may not be best for the child. social media platforms say they are changing the way they operate. facebook, instagram and youtube have now restricted the number of targeted ads to unde
we assess that the sort of areas where there s the biggest risk, particularly for children, is in social media and messaging, in online video and music, and in online games. because these are the areas where children are spending a lot of time and effort. a lot of their data is being collected through these, and potentially, in some cases, it s being misused. the code stops companies sharing data without a compelling reason, and makes them take account of the best interests of the child . so if firms know they re dealing with an under 18, they now aren t allowed to share things automatically, like location or browsing history, unless these conditions are met. one of the sort of single most important principle within the children s code is to act in the best interest of the child. we see when it s working well, children are in control, have autonomy and have choice. when it isn t working well, when they may be exposed to harm, is when those platforms have taken away that and are manipu
and potentially, in some cases, it s being misused. the code stops companies sharing data without a compelling reason, and makes them take account of the best interests of the child . so if firms know they re dealing with an under 18, they now aren t allowed to share things automatically, like location or browsing history, unless these conditions are met. one of the sort of single most important principle within the children s code is to act in the best interest of the child. we see when it s working well, children are in control, have autonomy and have choice. when it isn t working well, when they may be exposed to harm, is when those platforms have taken away that and are manipulating children to have behaviours that are great for the platform, but may not be best for the child. social media platforms say they are changing the way they operate. facebook, instagram and youtube have now restricted the number of targeted ads to under 18s. tiktok still allows these, if the user has agre