European Union: European Commission preliminarily found XVideos in breach of the Digital Services Act for failing to protect minors

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European Commission preliminarily found XVideos in breach of the Digital Services Act for failing to protect minors

On 26 March 2026, the European Commission issued preliminary findings that XVideos breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to protect minors from exposure to pornographic content. The Commission found that XVideos' risk assessment did not…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2024-06-13
under deliberation

On 13 June 2024, the European Commission issued a request for information to Xvideos over minors pr…

2025-05-27
under deliberation

On 27 May 2025, the European Commission opened formal proceedings against XVideos under the Digital…

2026-03-26
under investigation

On 26 March 2026, the European Commission issued preliminary findings that XVideos breached the Dig…