The newly released draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025 say that online platforms must check the age and identity of the individual identifying as a parent when obtaining verifiable parental consent for processing the data of an under-18 user. The DPDP Act, notified in August 2023, says that platforms cannot process the data of anyone under 18—who the act classifies as a ‘child’—before obtaining verifiable parental consent from the parent or lawful guardian of such an indivi...