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Porn platforms are key target for age-verification app, EU official says

By Sara Brandstätter ( April 9, 2025, 16:34 GMT | Insight) -- Porn platforms such as Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat are, collectively, one of the main targets for the new EU age-verification app currently being developed, EU official Robin Massart said today. But with the age limit of 18 that the app will support, websites that sell tobacco or alcohol, or offer gambling services, are also a target. The actual development of the app will be left to member states, and interest appears to be high, MLex has learned.Porn platforms such as Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat are, collectively, one of the main targets for the new EU age-verification app currently being developed, an EU official said at a conference today. ...

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