NovaCopilot Youth Protection API

Which rules apply to children and young people in this country?

Returns the age thresholds, consent requirements and design duties that apply to digital services and advertising directed at children and young people.

DSA · GDPR · AVMSD · National youth protection law · contract preview

Overview

NovaCopilot Youth Protection API is part of the NovaCopilot Trust Layer. Input is evaluated against the NovaCopilot Trust Graph by the NovaCopilot Decision Engine and returned as structured JSON with sources. Status: contract preview.

Input

country: ISO country code
age: Age of the user
service: Type of digital service
features: Features such as recommendations or messaging

Output

decision: allowed, allowed_with_controls or not_allowed
risk: low, medium or high
confidence: Number between 0 and 1
eligibility_status: NovaCopilot Eligibility Graph: allowed, restricted, high_risk or not_allowed
restrictions: What may not be done for this input
alternative_paths: Lower-risk ways to reach the same goal
applicable_regulations: Regulations that apply to the input
required_controls: Controls required before going ahead
summary: Plain-language explanation
reasoning_summary: Plain-language explanation of the decision path
affected_groups: Groups affected, for example minors or adults
sources: NovaCopilot Trust Graph objects behind the decision: type, regulation, article, jurisdiction, effective date and official source link
relevant_enforcement: NovaCopilot Enforcement Intelligence: earlier supervisory decisions, fines, court decisions and guidance on similar conduct, with authority, date and source
regulatory_signals: Regulatory trends that affect the input

Example Request

POST /api/public/v1/agents/youth-protection

{
  "country": "FR",
  "age": 14,
  "service": "social_platform",
  "features": [
    "recommendations",
    "messaging"
  ]
}

Example Response

{
  "decision": "allowed_with_controls",
  "risk": "high",
  "confidence": 0.84,
  "applicable_regulations": [
    "DSA",
    "GDPR",
    "National youth protection law (FR)"
  ],
  "required_controls": [
    "Parental consent for data processing",
    "No profiling-based advertising",
    "Private-by-default settings"
  ],
  "summary": "Services for minors must apply age-appropriate design and may not show profiling-based ads."
}

Use Cases

Age-appropriate design reviews
Market entry for consumer apps
Advertising policies for platforms

OpenAPI Schema

Machine-readable specification: /api/public/v1/openapi.json

JSON Contract

The response format is stable. Fields may be added, existing fields are not renamed or removed. Agent contract: /api/public/v1/agents/youth-protection

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