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Social media platforms could see UK age of data consent raised to 16 (update*)

By Patricia Figueiredo ( April 29, 2025, 09:31 GMT | Insight) -- Social media platforms in the UK could face a change in the age of consent for data processing — potentially raising it from 13 to 16 — if a new amendment to the British data reform is retained as the bill progresses through Parliament. The change, proposed by Liberal Democrat lawmaker Victoria Collins, could significantly impact the work of the ICO implementing its children's codes. Currently, social media apps such as Instagram and TikTok have a duty not to process the data of children under 13 without parental consent.Online platforms active in the UK might face an increase in the age of consent to 16 for social media data processing — from the current 13 — under an amendment added to the data reform bill yesterday. The Data (Use and Access) Bill, which updates the UK data protection framework, will return to Parliament on May 7....

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