FTC Issues COPPA Policy Statement to Incentivize the Use of Age Verification Technologies to Protect Children Online

26 February 2026

Policy statement announces enforcement approach regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data to determine the age of a user

The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement today announcing that the Commission will not bring an enforcement action under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) against certain website and online service operators that collect, use, and disclose personal information for the sole purpose of determining a user’s age via age verification technologies.

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