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Privacy and platform governance: the case of apps for young children

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  • Grazia Cecere

    (IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - Université Paris-Saclay - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris])

  • Vincent Lefrere

    (IMT-BS - DEFI - Département Data analytics, Économie et Finances - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - Université Paris-Saclay - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris])

  • Fabrice Le Guel

    (RITM - Réseaux Innovation Territoires et Mondialisation - Université Paris-Saclay)

  • Catherine Tucker

    (MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Pay-Ling Yin

    (Amazon)

Abstract

This article analyzes global platform governance regulating apps distributed to children. We focus on the determinants influencing app developers to opt in to Google's "Designed for Families" program aimed at promoting children's privacy. This program requires compliance with U.S. privacy regulations related to children. We empirically analyze the special subset of children's apps. Our results indicate that a lower level of data collection is likely to increase the likelihood of a developer to opt in to the program. Apps inside the program tend to show better performance in terms of user engagement while having a greater propensity to adopt freemium business models. In terms of policy implications, consumer protections may be more effectively enhanced by influencing global digital platform governance toward children rather than altering the regulatory regime within a single country.

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  • Grazia Cecere & Vincent Lefrere & Fabrice Le Guel & Catherine Tucker & Pay-Ling Yin, 2025. "Privacy and platform governance: the case of apps for young children," Post-Print hal-05019120, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05019120
    DOI: 10.5465/amp.2023.0435
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