Google Play takes seriously the safety of children on our platform and is committed to working to keep our store free of child sexual abuse and exploitation. We require apps in the Social and Dating categories to comply with our Child Safety Standards policy.

Overview

The Child Safety Standards policy requires apps to:

• Have published standards against child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE);
• Provide an in-app mechanism for user feedback;
• Address child sexual abuse material (CSAM);
• Comply with child safety laws;
• Provide a child safety point of contact
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Make sure to read the policy in full and ensure you understand and comply. Developers who are not in compliance by the deadline may be subject to enforcement actions. For more guidance, check out Tech Coalition’s best practices for Combating Online CSEA:

Timeline information

We anticipate the following timeline for rollout of the Child Safety Standards policy. Note that this is subject to change; updates will be posted in this article.