Three of the biggest porn sites must verify ages to protect kids under Europe’s new digital law

European Union flags wave in the wind as pedestrians walk by EU headquarters in Brussels. Three of the world's biggest porn websites face new requirements in the European Union including verifying the ages of users, the bloc said on Dec 20, 2023, as it expanded the reach of its digital law designed to keep people safe on the Internet. — AP

LONDON: Three of the world’s biggest porn websites face new requirements in the European Union that include verifying the ages of users, the 27-nation bloc said Dec 20, expanding the reach of its digital law designed to keep people safe on the Internet.

Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat have now been classed as “very large online platforms” subject to more stringent controls under the Digital Services Act because they each have 45 million average monthly users, according to the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch.