Under US federal law (COPPA), Meta must obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting any personal information from children under 13 who use Messenger Kids. The actual consent language was not visible in the document source provided.
Parents must provide verifiable consent before their child's personal data, including contact information and persistent identifiers, can be collected by Meta through Messenger Kids. The specific consent flow and data categories collected could not be confirmed from the document retrieved.
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(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: COPPA (15 U.S.C. §6501 et seq.; 16 CFR Part 312) requires operators of child-directed services to obtain verifiable parental consent prior to collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under 13. Enforcement authority rests with the FTC under FTC Act Section 5 (15 U.S.C. §45). State attorneys general may also bring civil actions under COPPA §1304. (2)
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