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Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, XVideos face EU DSA probe over protecting minors (update*)

By Júlia Tar and Sara Brandstätter ( May 27, 2025, 11:09 GMT | Insight) -- Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos are facing formal investigations opened by the European Commission today for suspected violations of the Digital Services Act, including failures in age-verification systems and insufficient safeguards to protect minors from explicit content. In parallel, national regulators are coordinating enforcement against smaller pornography platforms under the EU’s digital rulebook.Four pornography platforms — Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos — are under formal investigation by the European Commission for suspected breaches of the Digital Services Act. The commission is concerned about inadequate age-verification systems and insufficient safeguards to protect minors from accessing explicit content (see here)....

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