Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will need to abide by the European Union’s strictest digital regulations after they were designated “very large online platforms” (VLOPs) by the EU executive on Wednesday.

The three adult content companies join the likes of Facebook, Instagram, Google and Elon Musk’s X on the bloc’s list of platforms with more than 45 million average monthly users in the EU.

Brussels will now be able to police the sites’ compliance with its strictest set of rules under the landmark Digital Services Act (DSA), including on protecting minors and addressing the dissemination of illegal content.

  • @Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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    -811 months ago

    Meh, just block the EU, with a link to NordVPN.

    These EU regulators need to understand that whatever firewall rules they establish for their teenage children will be the same rules implemented on the firewall at their nursing home.