May 28, 2025

The EU is investigating Pornhub and other pornography platforms for allegedly failing to protect minors from online sexual content under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

The European Commission “has opened formal proceedings against Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos for suspected breaches of the DSA,” and aims “to ensure a safer environment online for minors,” the EU executive announced this week.

The investigation will focus on the pornography platforms’ “absence of effective age verification measures,” among other things.

The European Commission says it has “preliminarily found” that the porn platforms do not comply with having established “Appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure a high level of privacy” and “safety and security for minors” involving age verification tools.

It also accuses the pornographic platforms of failing to put in place “Risk assessment and mitigation measures of any negative effects on the rights of the child, the mental and physical well-being of users, and to prevent minors from accessing adult content, notably via appropriate age verification tools.”

Source: EU Opens Investigation of Pornhub over Alleged Failure to Protect Minors

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