IAB TCF V2.3 Release details
What’s Changing (and What You Need to Know)
The IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) is evolving to version 2.3, bringing a set of refinements designed to improve transparency, consistency, and user experience.
This page provides a clear, user-friendly overview of what’s changing—and most importantly, what it means for you.
Good News: No Action Required
You don’t need to do anything.
Our CMP fully handles the transition to TCF v2.3 on your behalf. All necessary updates will be automatically applied, ensuring that your implementation remains compliant without any manual intervention.
What’s New in TCF v2.3?
TCF v2.3 is not a complete overhaul—it’s an incremental update focused on clarifications, standardization, and better alignment with regulatory expectations.
Here are the key changes:
1. Improved Legal Basis Transparency
The framework introduces clearer distinctions around legal bases (such as consent and legitimate interest), helping ensure that users are better informed about how their data is processed.
What this means: Users will benefit from more explicit and consistent messaging, improving trust and transparency.
2. Enhanced Vendor Disclosures
Vendors participating in the TCF are now required to provide more detailed and standardized information about their data processing activities.
What this means: Greater consistency across vendor information, making it easier for users to understand who is processing their data and why.
3. Standardization of User Interface Elements
TCF v2.3 introduces stricter guidelines around how consent notices should be displayed, particularly regarding clarity and accessibility.
What this means: A more harmonized user experience across websites and apps using the framework.
4. Technical Specification Updates
There are minor technical updates to the framework specifications to improve interoperability and ensure smoother communication between CMPs, vendors, and publishers.
What this means: Behind-the-scenes improvements with no impact on your setup.
Summary
TCF v2.3 introduces incremental improvements, not major changes
Focus areas include transparency, standardization, and clarity
No action is required from you
Our CMP ensures full compliance automatically
If you wish to go further, you can verify your TCF compliancy, IAB Europe has released a new CMP Validator Chrome Extension available here that includes all requirements of TCF v2.2 & 2.3.
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