Law note · Italy
Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali (Data Protection Code), Art. 2-quinquies, minimum age for social media consent
cite D.Lgs. 196/2003 (Codice Privacy), Art. 2-quinquies, inserted by D.Lgs. 101/2018
stage IN FORCE in force since 2018-09-19
reviewed 2026-07-15
Sets 14 as the minimum age at which a minor can independently consent to processing of personal data for an information society service, including registering for a social media account. Providers must obtain parental consent for users under 14. This functions as Italy's de facto minimum social media registration age, though it is a data protection consent rule rather than a mandated identity verification requirement.
Primary source: official consolidated statute text, Normattiva