Germany: Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media public lawsuit against three Cyprus-based platforms displaying mature content over alleged non-compliance with age verification obligations

Progress

Current status
under investigation
29 Apr 2025 under investigation
08 Sep 2022 in force
30 Nov 2021 in force
05 Jun 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

29 Apr 2025
under investigation

Berlin Administrative Court rejects appeal from Aylo against order blocking access to platforms displaying mature content over non-compliance with age verification obligation

On 29 April 2025, the Berlin Administrative Court rejected urgent applications filed by Aylo Freesites Ltd., the Cyprus-based operator of two German-language pornographic websites, against access-blocking orders issued by the Berlin-Brandenburg Medi…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type interim ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
08 Sep 2022
in force

Issued ruling upholding order blocking access to three Cyprus-based platforms displaying mature content over non-compliance with age verification obligation

On 8 September 2022, the Higher Administrative Court for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia dismissed an appeal of the order blocking access to three Cyprus-based platforms displaying mature content over non-compliance with age verification obligat…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
30 Nov 2021
in force

Issued ruling blocking access to three Cyprus-based platforms displaying mature content over non-compliance with age verification obligation

On 30 November 2021, the Dusseldorf Administrative Court approved the order blocking access to three Cyprus-based platforms displaying mature content over non-compliance with age verification obligation. The Commission for the Protection of Minors i…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
05 Jun 2020
under deliberation

Announced Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media public lawsuit against three Cyprus-based platformsover alleged non-compliance with age verification obligations

On 5 June 2020, the Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media filed a public lawsuit against three Cyprus-based platforms displaying mature content over alleged non-compliance with age verification obligations following the investigation …

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body