Protecting children online isn't just a regulatory requirement—it's a moral imperative and our highest priority at Tanqory. As the regulatory landscape evolves with major COPPA updates taking effect in 2025 and strengthened GDPR-K enforcement across Europe, we've implemented comprehensive child safety measures that don't just meet compliance standards—they exceed them by significant margins.
The 2025 Child Safety Landscape
The regulatory environment for child online safety underwent dramatic changes in 2025. COPPA received its most significant update since inception, with new rules officially taking effect on June 23, 2025, and full compliance requirements extending through April 2026. Simultaneously, the European Data Protection Board published formal guidance on Age Assurance, signaling an EU-wide push for stronger, more consistent protection of children online.
These regulatory changes reflect growing awareness of the unique vulnerabilities children face in digital environments and the responsibility platforms have to protect them.
What Changed in 2025
Expanded Definition of Personal Information The scope of what constitutes "personal information" for children has broadened significantly:
- Biometric data (fingerprints, facial recognition patterns)
- Voice recordings and voice prints
- Device identifiers and persistent identifiers
- Geolocation data of any precision
- Behavioral profiling and tracking data
- Any information that enables physical or online contact with a child
Stricter Consent Requirements Platforms must now obtain separate, explicit parental consent for:
- Sharing data with third-party advertisers
- Using children's data for AI training or model development
- Behavioral profiling for any purpose
- Data retention beyond immediate service needs
Enhanced Penalties Violations now carry fines up to $51,744 per child, per violation under COPPA, with GDPR-K violations subject to the standard 4% of global annual revenue penalty structure.
Our Comprehensive Approach
Tanqory's child safety framework is built on multiple layers of protection, combining technical controls, human review, and continuous improvement based on the latest research and best practices.
Advanced Age Verification
Traditional age verification relies on self-reported birthdays, which children can easily circumvent. Our multi-modal approach combines several sophisticated techniques:
Behavioral Analysis Our AI systems analyze interaction patterns that correlate with age groups:
- Typing speed and patterns
- Navigation behaviors
- Content consumption patterns
- Time-of-day usage patterns
- Session duration and frequency
This analysis happens entirely on-device, ensuring privacy while providing accurate age estimation with 95%+ accuracy.
Document Verification for High-Risk Actions For activities that require higher certainty (account creation, payment methods, changing privacy settings), we employ:
- Knowledge-based authentication (parent-only questions)
- Credit card verification (small authorization charge)
- Face-match ID verification (new COPPA-approved method)
- Government ID verification with privacy-preserving technology
Continuous Re-verification Age verification isn't a one-time checkpoint. Our systems continuously monitor for signs that an account may have been created with false information, triggering re-verification when patterns suggest misrepresented age.
Parental Control Dashboard
We've developed the most comprehensive parental control system in our industry, giving parents granular visibility and control over their children's platform usage.
Real-Time Activity Monitoring
Parents can view:
- What content their child accessed (with timestamps)
- Who they've communicated with
- Time spent on different activities
- Search queries and browsing history
- Privacy settings and any changes made
All monitoring respects children's developing autonomy while ensuring safety—parents receive summaries rather than constant surveillance notifications.
Flexible Permission Controls
Parents can configure:
- Communication restrictions (who can contact their child)
- Content filters (age-appropriate content only)
- Time limits (daily/weekly usage caps)
- Feature restrictions (disable specific platform features)
- Purchase controls (require approval for transactions)
- Location sharing settings
Age-Progressive Permissions
Recognizing that children's capabilities and needs change as they mature, our system supports age-progressive permission loosening:
- Ages 5-7: Highly restricted, curated content only
- Ages 8-10: Expanded content with strong filtering
- Ages 11-12: Increased autonomy with monitoring
- Ages 13+: Gradual transition to full account control
Parents can customize these progressions or maintain stricter controls based on their family's values.
