Verified Confidence: high
Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
Safe rephrasing
Under GDPR, children under 16 need parental consent where consent is the basis for online services offered to them, but each EU country can set a lower age of no less than 13.
What the source says
Member States may provide by law for a lower age for those purposes provided that such lower age is not below 13 years.
European Union (GDPR Art. 8) — Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 8
- Commonly cited as
- "GDPR digital age of consent"
- True origin
- European Union (GDPR Art. 8) — Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 8
- Type
- Reference fact: A frequently needed number or rule taken directly from a primary source (e.g. Pew, Census, IAB/PwC, FTC), with its as-of date.
- Year
- 2016 (applies since May 2018)
- Data as of
- In force
- Last checked
- Method & sample
- Text of the regulation (via gdpr-info.eu).
- Drift between quote and source
- Applies when consent is the legal basis for online services offered directly to a child; the age differs by country
- Interest
- n/a (statutory or regulatory text).
Sources we opened
- GDPR Art. 8 (gdpr-info.eu) primary