European Union adds porn site XNXX to list of online platforms facing strictest digital scrutiny

LONDON — The European Union said Wednesday it will add porn site XNXX to its list of online services that face the strictest level of scrutiny under the bloc’s digital regulations, including measures requiring users to verify their ages.

It is the fourth porn site classified as a “very large online platform” that, under the groundbreaking European Union agreement Digital Services Lawmust comply with additional obligations aimed at keeping Internet users safe.

Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat They have also been attacked by the rulebook, known as DSA, along with 21 major platforms and search engines such as TikTok, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram and Google. The DSA, which came into force last year, is Brussels’ flagship legislation to protect internet users from illegal content and dubious products under the threat of heavy fines.

The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, said in a prepared statement that it includes XNXX because it has 45 million European users, the threshold for greater scrutiny. The commission said XNXX must comply by November with additional measures, including preventing minors from accessing pornography online by using age verification tools, as well as providing researchers with access to publicly available data and publishing a advertisement database.

“XNXX must also properly assess and mitigate any systemic risks arising from its services, such as risks related to the dissemination of illegal content or negative effects on the user’s physical and mental well-being,” the commission said.

Attempts to contact XNXX for comment were unsuccessful because the site’s media contact form is not working.

Violations of the DSA are punishable by fines of up to 6% of global revenue or even an EU ban.

Last month, the commission questioned Pornhub, which has questioned its status as DSA, XVideos and Stripchat. for more details about the measures they have adopted to protect minors from accessing their content.

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The story has been corrected to show that the site name is XNXX, not XXNX.