"Parents and guardians in the UAE are now legally required to supervise their children's online activity under the country's new Child Digital Safety Law, which transforms digital safety from guidance into enforceable responsibility. The legislation applies not only to families but also to global platforms used by children in the UAE, even if those companies have no physical presence in the country."
"The law also gives parents authority over how children 's personal data is handled. "For children under 13, platforms cannot collect or use personal data without explicit, documented and verifiable parental consent," El Hachem said. "They must also provide an easy consent withdrawal mechanism, limit access to authorized personnel, and are prohibited from using such data for commercial purposes or targeted advertising.""
UAE Child Digital Safety Law makes parental supervision of children's online activity a legal obligation and extends rules to global platforms used by UAE children, even without local presence. Social media, gaming services, apps, and websites must implement age verification, content filtering, parental controls, and strict limits on advertising aimed at minors. Caregivers must monitor digital activities, avoid permitting age-inappropriate accounts, and prevent exposure that threatens privacy, dignity, or well-being, while complying with privacy rules and reporting harmful content. Platforms must obtain verifiable parental consent for under-13 data, allow easy consent withdrawal, restrict access, and ban commercial use or targeted ads.
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