Design / dark-pattern restrictions

Do not use dark patterns to lead or encourage children to provide unnecessary personal information or to take actions against their well-being.

Statute’s own ages: Applies to users under 18.

By default, do not display the number of 'likes' or other engagement/feedback metrics on content shown to a known minor.

Statute’s own ages: Applies to users under 18 located in California.

Do not design or operate the product in a way that is not in the best interests of children, i.e., that risks reasonably foreseeable and material physical or financial harm, severe psychological or emotional harm, highly offensive privacy intrusions, or discrimination.

Statute’s own ages: Applies to users under 18.

Do not recommend or suggest a covered minor's profile to unconnected users (except through synced contacts), do not use dark patterns that undermine the parental or user controls the Act requires, and do not degrade service quality or raise prices to discourage minors from keeping stronger privacy settings.

Statute’s own ages: Applies to users under 18.

On covered platforms, set AI companion / chatbot features to off by default for covered minors.

Statute’s own ages: Applies to covered minors (users under 18).

Exercise reasonable care in using a minor's personal data and designing product experiences to avoid reasonably foreseeable harms to minors, including compulsive usage, severe psychological harm, identity theft, discrimination, and material financial or physical injury.

Statute’s own ages: Applies to 'minors' under 18.

Do not use system-design features (including dark patterns) that lead minors to provide unnecessary personal data or that are otherwise not in minors' best interests, and restrict using a minor's personal data to recommend or prioritize content to that minor.

Statute’s own ages: Applies to users under 18.