US EditionPornhub and Three Other Major Porn Sites Accused of Breaching EU Age-Check Rules
The European Commission says Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos failed to protect minors by allowing access via simple age confirmation, risking fines up to 6% of global turnover.
- On Thursday, March 26, The European Union accused Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos of allowing minors to access adult content in breach of the Digital Services Act, risking fines up to 6% of global turnover.
- EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen stated that "children are accessing adult content at increasingly younger ages" and emphasized platforms must implement robust, privacy-preserving measures to keep minors off their services.
- XVideos pushed back against the commission, telling Agence France-Presse that the EU was "asking us to commit suicide for nothing," arguing age checks would simply drive minors to less regulated sites.
- Brussels also launched a wide-ranging probe into Snapchat, while a Los Angeles jury verdict this week found Meta and YouTube liable for "addictive design," intensifying global pressure on platforms to protect children.
- Virkkunen noted preliminary findings regarding age verification will arrive "soon," as the EU develops a "user-friendly and privacy-preserving age verification method" with pilot schemes ongoing in six member states including Denmark and France.
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Four platforms have violated the Digital Services Act (Dsa) for not protecting minors from exposure to porn content.
EU accuses four porn sites of allowing children access adult content
The European Commission said it preliminarily found Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos failed to protect children's rights and well-being in violation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) under the investigation launched in May 2025.
The European Union (EU) on Thursday accused four pornographic content platforms of allowing children to access adult content in breach of digital services rules, with the companies facing heavy fines for the violations.
Pornhub and three other major porn sites accused of breaching EU age-check rules
The European Union accused four pornographic platforms on Thursday of allowing children to access adult content in breach of digital rules, putting the companies at risk of large fines.At the same time, Brussels also launched a separate wide-ranging probe into Snapchat over suspicions it is failing to adequately protect children online.The move comes as pressure...
The European Commission announced on Thursday that four pornography platforms failed to prevent children from accessing pornography online, violating EU digital rules, Politico reports.
The European Commission accuses porn platforms Pornhub, XVideos, XNXX and Stripchat of failing to comply with digital services regulations by allowing minors to consume pornography. The “preliminary” conclusions of the EU Executive’s investigation are strong. It notes that “the risks were not assessed with due diligence” or that “they have not implemented effective measures to prevent minors from accessing their services.” Companies can present …
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