Netflix requires account holders to be 18 or older, but allows minors to use the service under parental supervision through Kids profiles.
Removal of detailed minors' privacy protections and parental consent requirements, which are critical safeguards for child users.
View full change record →Children's viewing data, profile information, and gaming activity on Netflix are collected and processed under the parent's account, but Netflix's data practices including behavioral profiling apply to these profiles, raising questions about how children's data is protected.
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Despite requiring adult account holders, Netflix acknowledges that children use the service, which triggers specific legal obligations under COPPA and similar laws protecting children's privacy online.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates COPPA (15 U.S.C. §6501 et seq.) enforced by the FTC, which requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13; GDPR Article 8 and Recital 38 (child data protection, requiring member state consent ages of 13-16); UK GDPR and the ICO's Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code); CCPA/CPRA §1798.120 protections for consumers under 16 requiring opt-in consent for sale/sharing of personal information.
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