The rapid technological change and the processing of personal data that is on the rise have left children exposed to harm, in particular with regards to their online privacy. It is widely acknowledged that children are regarded to be more vulnerable than adults, and therefore should be granted a special protection. The EU legislator was aware of the fact that children should have such protection in regard to their personal information when drafting the GDPR, and as a result, it incorporated

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... ain provisions that provide children with this specific protection. However, it can be observed these provisions in spite of being effective to some extent, there are matters that still need to be addressed by the legislator to increase the efficiency of these children-related provisions contained in the GDPR, especially when compared to other related legislations such as COPPA in the US which is a specific law for the children's data protection. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to analyze these GDPR provisions related to children, along with COPPA provisions to highlight some of these matters, and additionally, to point out the most significant differences and similarities between the two legislations when compared. This paper will also be giving an overview of the historical development of children's rights and their justifications.