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Webgroup Czech Republic AS and NKL Associates SRO raised a priority question of constitutionality in support of their requests for the annulment of decision no. 2024-20 of 9 October 2024 of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (the French audiovisual regulator – ARCOM). The ARCOM decision concerns the reference framework for determining the minimum technical requirements applicable to age verification systems designed to prevent minors from accessing pornographic content, and was issued in accordance with Article 10(I) of the Law of...

Many significant developments for the cultural sector emerged from the recent meeting of EU ministers for education, youth, culture, and sports, held on 12 and 13 May 2025. The Council of the EU adopted conclusions on assessing the legal framework for audiovisual media services and video-sharing platform services, in anticipation of the upcoming evaluation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). Additionally, the Council adopted conclusions on supporting young artists and cultural and creative professionals as they begin their careers. Key priorities for the audiovisual sector: Ministers...

Following the formal proceedings initiated on 19 February 2024 to evaluate potential breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA) by TikTok, the European Commission issued its preliminary findings on 15 May 2025, stating that TikTok appeared to be in violation of the Act. An in-depth investigation, involving the analysis of internal company documents, testing of TikTok's tools, and interviews with experts in the field, led the Commission to find that the platform had failed to fulfil its obligation to publish an advertisement repository. The Commission considers that TikTok's advertisement...

On 13 May 2025, the European Commission published Draft Guidelines on the protection of minors online. The guidelines stem from Article 28 DSA and aim to assist providers of online platforms accessible to minors to put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety, and security of minors, on their platforms. These guidelines were developed following extensive research and consultations with various stakeholders, including children via the Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) online platform, as well as providers of online platforms, and experts from civil...

On 27 May 2025, the European Commission opened formal proceedings against four pornographic platforms: Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos. Breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in relation to the protection of minors online are suspected of having been committed by the platforms. The risks detected relate in particular to the following:  - Appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors, in particular with age verification tools to safeguard minors from adult content. - Risk assessment and mitigation measures regarding...