Pornhub and three other porn sites face EU child safety probe

The European Union in Pornhub, Stripchat and other pornographic sites believed to have been mistaken in online content laws.

The European Commission said that the sites, which also include XVIDEOS and Xnxx, do not seem to have measures to protect children and their rights.

This included a clear shortage of “appropriate” age verification methods to prevent children from reaching adult materials.

“The online platforms should guarantee that the basic rights and interests of children are pivotal in designing and operating their services,” she said.

Pornhub Mother Aylo said it was aware of the investigation and “is completely committed to guaranteeing the safety of minors online.”

“We will always represent the law, but we hope that governments around the world will implement laws that protect the safety and security of users,” he added.

The BBC has also approached Stripchat for comment.

The committee said Its initial investigations I found that the four platforms did not put “appropriate and proportional measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors.”

She also said that the platforms do not seem to be installed with the requirements of pornographic sites to use age verification tools to protect children from accessing adult content.

A committee official said that “clicking” is a popup currently using some porn sites, and asking users if they are more than 18 years old, it may not be an effective way to do this.

It also turned out that the platforms did not put their place “measures to evaluate risk and mitigate any negative effects on the rights of the child, and the mental and physical luxury of users.”

It comes amid a broader audit of online pornography services around the world, with many organizers who are looking to eliminate those who have no age verification.

Online safety organizer in the UK in Offcom recently announced two investigations In pornographic sites it does not seem to have any ways to check users’ age.

He said in early May that ITai Tech Ltd – which runs a site called “speed” – and failed Score Internet Group LLC in detailing how children prevent access to their platforms.

Pornhub is the world’s most visited porn site – the most visited on the entire Internet, According to similar data.

But he finds himself under the increasing regulatory pressure.

It has prevented access to its location in 16 US states, including Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Tksas, which passed laws that require user era.

He argues that age verification should happen on users ’devices, not on individual life -restricting sites, to create a simpler process for organizers and enhance privacy for users.

The companies under investigation of the European Union were appointed as large platforms on the Internet under the Digital Services Law (DSA) in 2023.

Under the sweeping group of digital content, they face more strict requirements to treat harmful and illegal materials on platforms.

If the suspected violations of DSA are confirmed, the platforms may face other enforcement procedures, or eventually fines up to 6 % of their annual rotation.

The committee said on Tuesday that Stripchat will no longer have the so -called VLOP, but it is still being investigated by the suspects of the rules of digital content.

She said that the smaller platforms that do not meet a 45 -meter threshold in the European Union should also adhere to the rules of the digital mass to protect children.

The coordinated procedures by member states will also seek to implement the requirements of smaller pornographic sites.

“Our priority is to protect minors and allow them to move safely via the Internet,” said Henna Ferkkounin, Deputy CEO of Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Technology.

“Along with digital service coordinators in member states, we are determined to address any possible damage to young users online.”