Tech giants given 12 months to meet new child privacy protection rules

Code forces firms to make young people a priority from the design up or face enforcement action, including fines (Peter Byrne/PA)

Tech firms have 12 months to ensure their platforms adhere to new child privacy protection measures.

The UK's Age Appropriate Design Code sets out 15 standards that companies must build into any online services used by children, making data protection of young people a priority from the design up.