Any app built on Claude that children might use must block adult content, protect minors from harm, and follow all laws designed to keep children safe online.
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This provision operationalizes Anthropic's compliance obligations under child protection frameworks by establishing specific categorical prohibitions and affirmative safeguard requirements for products with minor user populations. The clause creates enforceable standards for product design, content filtering, and legal compliance across Anthropic's service offerings.
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View change record →Parents and guardians can expect that products built on Claude and marketed to or accessible by minors are required to implement age-appropriate content filtering and comply with COPPA and similar laws — and Anthropic can terminate access to operators who fail to do so.
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"Products or services directed at minors or that are reasonably likely to be accessed by minors... Must not facilitate access to adult-only content including pornographic, extremely violent, or other age-inappropriate content... Must not engage in or facilitate any conduct that could be harmful to a minor... Must include age-appropriate safeguards and comply with applicable laws protecting minors.— Excerpt from Anthropic's Anthropic API Usage Policy
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates COPPA 15 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq. (verifiable parental consent for under-13 data collection, FTC enforcement), the UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code), EU GDPR Art. 8 (age of digital consent, 13-16 depending on member state), California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.99.28), and the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) if enacted. Primary U.S. enforcement authority is the FTC, with state AGs for California, Illinois, and New York having independent enforcement capacity. (2)
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This provision operationalizes Anthropic's compliance obligations under child protection frameworks by establishing specific categorical prohibitions and affirmative safeguard requirements for products with minor user populations. The clause creates enforceable standards for product design, content filtering, and legal compliance across Anthropic's service offerings.
Parents and guardians can expect that products built on Claude and marketed to or accessible by minors are required to implement age-appropriate content filtering and comply with COPPA and similar laws — and Anthropic can terminate access to operators who fail to do so.
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