Stripchat loses court challenge to its designation under EU digital law
( October 14, 2026, 07:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Stripchat’s challenge to the European Commission’s December 2023 decision to designate it as a Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act was dismissed by the EU’s General Court on Wednesday. The court upheld the commission’s reliance on the audience data available at the time, despite subsequent revisions putting Stripchat below the VLOP designation threshold. The judgment concerns the legality of the original designation, which subjected the pornography platform to additional obligations before the commission withdrew its status in May 2025.Press release, judgment attached. The case number is T-134/24 Technius v Commission....
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