Stripchat’s original Digital Services Act designation upheld by EU court
By Sara Brandstätter ( October 14, 2026, 09:13 GMT | Insight) -- Adult website Stripchat’s original designation under the Digital Services Act, subjecting it to the law’s strictest obligations, was upheld by the EU’s General Court on Wednesday. The court found that the European Commission was entitled to rely on the audience data available when it designated the platform in December 2023, despite a later correction putting Stripchat below the designation threshold.Stripchat lost its challenge to the European Commission’s original decision to designate it as a Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act, the EU’s General Court ruled on Wednesday (see here). The VLOP designation subjected the platform to the law’s strictest obligations....
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