European Union: European Commission investigation into XNXX over alleged breaches of minor protection requirements under Digital Services Act
Progress
Current status
under investigation
26 Mar 2026 under investigation
27 May 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Commission preliminarily found XNXX in breach of the Digital Services Act for failing to protect minors
On 26 March 2026, the European Commission issued preliminary findings that XNXX breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to protect minors from exposure to pornographic content. The Commission found that XNXX's risk assessment did not appl…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
European Commission opened formal proceedings against XNXX over alleged breaches of minor protection requirements under Digital Services Act
On 27 May 2025, the European Commission opened formal proceedings under the Digital Services Act (DSA) against XNXX over suspected failures to protect minors online. The investigation applies to XNXX’s potential lack of effective age verification to…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body