EU regulators are investigating Pornhub and three other sites

European regulators are investigating PornHub. Monday, European Commission (EC) defendant It is not enough to prevent the juvenile entry. The investigation also has stripchat, XNXX and XVideos.

This is the suspect where porn sites are broken Digital Services Act (DSA)which includes children’s safety measures. In particular, the lack of age-limiting means accused of platforms. All four sites, allow EU users to follow the content after clicking a button to confirm they are 18 years old.

In a statement to Engadget, PornHub said that the online security of juveniles is “full work”. “Our sites are strongly protected for the protection of children (ASACP) and only for legal old people,” he said. Added that it believes the device level, not on the website, and the “real solution”.

“Children should not have access to pornographic content,” Press Secretary Thomas Regnier said at a press conference (with Guardian). “Therefore the commission opened today [the] research. “

Next, regulators will perform a deep probe. If companies are found to be violated, they can face up to six percent of the global annual turnover. However, the EC can also receive treatment tools.

The DSA allows the commission to adjust online platforms with more than 45 million users. Missing Marking falls under the jurisdiction of the EU member states. In this note, the commission said that strip did not reach this limit. The forward progress will be regulated by the Cyprus, which is operating in the company. However, the new appointment does not come into force for four months, so it remains part of the probe.