Law note · European Union
Digital Services Act (DSA), Article 28 (Online protection of minors)
cite Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 28
stage IN FORCE in force since 2024-02-17
reviewed 2026-07-15
Requires providers of online platforms accessible to minors to put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety, and security for minors on their service, and bans presenting advertisements based on profiling using a minor's personal data when the provider is aware with reasonable certainty the recipient is a minor. Providers are not required to process additional personal data solely to determine a user's age.
The DSA applied to designated very large online platforms and search engines from 25 August 2023, and to all other in scope providers from 17 February 2024.
Primary source: official regulation text, EUR-Lex