Specifically, Brussels has opened a formal procedure against Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos for not guaranteeing a “high level of privacy, security and protection” of minors, especially with regard to the aids for verification of age.
The European Commission announced an investigation against large online pornography platforms on Tuesday ‘Pornhub’, ‘Stripchat’, ‘XNXX’ and ‘XVIDEOS’ To break the European Digital Services Law (DSA) by not taking the necessary measures to protect minors against their content.
In its provisional analysis, Brussels has identified breaches with regard to the measures that platforms must introduce to guarantee a “high level of privacy, security and protection” of minors, especially in what for the tools of Age verification It refers to ensure that access to exclusive content for adults is prevented.
The start of a formal procedure enables the Commission to continue to collect evidence and require additional information to the companies, and to take preliminary measures and sanctions for non -compliance. In the meantime, Brussels can also accept corrective measures from the companies investigated to change the situation.
“Our priority is to protect minors and allow them to navigate safely on the network,” said the vice -president of the community leader responsible for technological sovereignty, security and democracy, Henna Virkkunen.
Source: EITB
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