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Pornhub and three other adult websites face EU child safety investigation

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Pornhub is investigated in child protection probe

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<span>The investigation focuses on the platforms' inadequate age verification systems, which currently only require users to self-declare their age through a simple one-click process, deemed insufficient for protecting minors from accessing explicit material.</span

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The investigation focuses on the platforms' inadequate age verification systems, which currently only require users to self-declare their age through a simple one-click process, deemed insufficient for protecting minors from accessing explicit material.

<span>Under the DSA framework, platforms failing to comply with child protection regulations could face substantial penalties of up to 6 percent of their global annual revenue or potential operating bans in the European Union for repeated violations.</span

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Under the DSA framework, platforms failing to comply with child protection regulations could face substantial penalties of up to 6 percent of their global annual revenue or potential operating bans in the European Union for repeated violations.

<span>The European Commission is developing its own age-verification application, scheduled for release by summer, which will allow platforms to verify users' age without revealing additional personal information.</span

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The European Commission is developing its own age-verification application, scheduled for release by summer, which will allow platforms to verify users' age without revealing additional personal information.

<span>Pornhub's parent company Aylo has acknowledged the investigation, stating their commitment to online safety while advocating for device-level age verification rather than website-based solutions.</span

PCMag UK

Pornhub's parent company Aylo has acknowledged the investigation, stating their commitment to online safety while advocating for device-level age verification rather than website-based solutions.

<span>The EU is simultaneously working with member states to ensure smaller pornographic platforms comply with the same regulations, establishing uniform enforcement of the DSA across the bloc.</span

The EU is simultaneously working with member states to ensure smaller pornographic platforms comply with the same regulations, establishing uniform enforcement of the DSA across the bloc.

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EU probes 4 porn sites over failure to block minors

Children and youth

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Pornography & obscenity

Website-based age verification systems could drive users toward less regulated platforms, potentially creating greater risks for both minors and adult privacy. The solution lies in implementing device-level age verification rather than forcing individual websites to manage this process, which could compromise user privacy and security while being ultimately ineffective.

<span>Website-based age verification systems could drive users toward less regulated platforms, potentially creating greater risks for both minors and adult privacy. The solution lies in implementing device-level age verification rather than forcing individual websites to manage this process, which could compromise user privacy and security while being ultimately ineffective.</span>

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