Glossary
Age Appropriate Design Code
Definition
Age Appropriate Design Code is uK statutory code requiring services likely to be accessed by children to default to high privacy.
The phrase that matters
"Likely to be accessed by children" — not "aimed at children". That test brings general-audience services into scope, which is what makes the code unusual.
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