Age Limits and Platform Policies — What the Law Requires — Quiz

1.

COPPA (15 U.S.C. § 6501) protects children of which age group?

2.

What was the total financial penalty in the 2019 FTC vs Google/YouTube COPPA settlement?

3.

The UK Age-Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code) applies to:

4.

Article 28 of the EU Digital Services Act prohibits which of the following in relation to minors?

5.

The 13-year minimum age used by most major social media platforms is best described as:

6.

What primary reason makes reliable age verification technically challenging for online platforms?

7.

Explain what 'verifiable parental consent' means under COPPA and why the 'email plus' method is criticised as inadequate.

8.

What is the 'enforcement gap' in children's online safety regulation, and what evidence does the topic cite to demonstrate that it exists?