Platforms including Roblox and YouTube are caught up in a major proposed overhaul of children’s digital privacy protections. A new draft code would give children the right to demand the deletion of their data and ban so-called “dark patterns” — manipulative design techniques that trick young users into sharing more personal information than they intend.
The proposed regulations represent one of the most significant moves yet to rein in how tech companies collect, store, and monetise data from minors. While the full details of the code are still being worked through, the direction is clear: the era of treating children’s data as just another commodity is facing serious pushback from regulators.
