Pornhub and other adult websites under EU investigation over lack of child safety measures
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The European Commission has launched an investigation into four major adult websites on Tuesday, accusing them of not complying with regulations that protect minors from accessing pornography.
The European Commission has launched an investigation into four major adult websites on Tuesday, accusing them of not complying with regulations that protect minors from accessing pornography. Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos – the websites at the subject of the investigation – are accused of not doing enough to prevent children from accessing the adult content on their platforms. Safeguarding minors from accessing pornography is an essential part of the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which went into effect in 2022 and applies to all platforms that are used in the bloc. “Online platforms must ensure that the rights and best interests of children are central to the design and functioning of their services,” the European Commission said in a statement on Tuesday, highlighting that “appropriate and proportionate measures” must be in place to ensure that minors are safe online. The websites under investigation do not use effective age verification tools which would stop children from viewing harmful content, the European Commission alleged. CNN has reached out to Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos for comment. “The online space should be a safe environment for children to learn and connect. Our priority is to protect minors and allow them to navigate safely online,” Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission’s executive vice president for tech sovereignty, security and democracy, said in Tuesday’s statement.
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