Children & Minors Protections
Regulations on the Protection of Minors in Cyberspace and Provisions on the Cyber Protection of Children's Personal Information
China · January 1, 2024 (Regulations); October 1, 2019 (2019 Provisions)
Three instruments stack. PIPL Art. 31 classifies the personal information of minors under 14 as sensitive personal information, requiring the consent of a parent or other guardian and a dedicated set of processing rules. The 2019 CAC Provisions supply the operational detail for that under-14 group, including notice, consent, and deletion duties. The 2023 State Council Regulations on the Protection of Minors in Cyberspace — 60 articles across seven chapters, in force January 1, 2024, and China's first comprehensive minors-online legislation — go wider than personal data, covering content governance, prevention of internet addiction, cyberbullying, and the responsibilities of platforms and of government departments. A business scoping only to the under-14 personal-data rules will miss the Regulations' broader platform duties, which reach minors generally rather than just under-14s.
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