Three of the world’s biggest pornography sites are to face stricter regulation in the European Union. Pornhub, Xvideos and Stripchat will be legally obliged to improve content moderation and toughen up age verification for users.
It is because they have been assessed as having at least 45 million monthly users in EU countries.
That means they are designated Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA).
EU Digital Commissioner Margrethe Vestager welcomed the companies’ designation, saying it would “allow for higher scrutiny and accountability of their algorithms and processes”.
The BBC has approached Pornhub, Xvideos and Stripchat for comment.
The porn sites will have four months to ensure they meet a series of legal requirements.
Credit: bbc.com
