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XVideos loses appeal on ad duty as porn sites report falling visitor numbers

By Júlia Tar and Frank Hersey ( March 6, 2025, 18:17 GMT | Insight) -- WebGroup Czech Republic has lost its appeal for its pornography site XVideos to be temporarily exempted from requirements under the Digital Services Act to publish a repository of its advertisers. The EU’s top court rejected the appeal, which was made as the court considers WGCR’s main appeal against the imposition of the repository duty on it, part of the European Commission designating it a Very Large Online Platform. Meanwhile, XVideos and other porn sites designated as VLOPs report falling visitor numbers, potentially bringing them below the designation threshold.WebGroup Czech Republic has lost its appeal for its pornography service XVideos to be exempted from publishing its advertisers while it pursues legal action at the top EU court into the requirement itself — part of its designation as a very large online platform under the Digital Services Act....

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