Which U.S. child privacy law is referenced in YouTube Kids’ under-13 design? The law is COPPA, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
YouTube Kids was launched in 2015 as a child-oriented version of YouTube, with a simplified interface, curated content, filtering, and parental controls. Its under-13 design is associated with COPPA, a U.S. federal law governing online services that collect personal information from children under 13.
COPPA does not simply mean that every child under 13 is barred from using online video. Instead, it places obligations on covered services, including rules about notice, verifiable parental consent, data collection, and parental control over information. Those requirements help explain why children’s products are designed differently from general-audience platforms.
The other options refer to real privacy laws but do not fit this specific U.S. reference. PIPEDA is Canadian, GDPR is a European Union regulation, and CCPA is a California privacy law. YouTube Kids also relies on content curation and parental settings, but COPPA is the named U.S. child-privacy framework behind the under-13 context.