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On 23 January 2026, the Commission on Television and Radio of the Republic of Armenia (CTR) adopted Decision No. 12-A imposing an administrative fine on Armenian Second Television Channel LLC following the identification of a repeated breach of broadcasting rules designed to protect minors. The case originated from monitoring carried out by the CTR’s Monitoring and Supervision Department on 23 December 2025 in respect of the broadcaster’s programme output of 21 December 2025. The daytime broadcast of the talk show Hayeli Club, which had aired between approximately 2:45 and 3:20...

The Belgian federated entities recently signed a new cooperation agreement designed to extend the "GoedGezien" (in French "BienVu") film classification system to all films distributed in Belgian cinemas. The agreement harmonises the implementation of film classification throughout the country and regulates the relevant administrative and financial aspects. The "GoedGezien" system classifies content according to the age of the viewers (all audiences, 6, 10, 12, 16 and 18) and the nature of the content (violence, anxiety, sex, use of addictive substances, coarse...

From 25 July 2025, pornography services reachable in the United Kingdom must operate "highly effective" age checks. Ofcom has now clarified how general online safety duties are being operationalised in the UK through specific expectations on product design and presentation. It explains its approach to evaluating compliance where any visibility precedes verification. In short, where an age check sits is not cosmetic. If pornographic material is visible before the age verification check, the duty may already have been breached. The statutory basis is the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA)....

Noting that illegal products, in particular childlike sex dolls but also certain weapons and medicines banned from online sale, had been reported as being offered for sale on the Shein online sales platform, designated as a "very large platform" within the meaning of the DSA by the European Commission, the French state summoned the platform's Irish operator and the main companies providing access to it in France before the president of the Paris Court of First Instance under the fast-track procedure. Its principal request was that, under Article 6-3 of the Law...

On 1 January 2026, Hungarian mobile operators Magyar Telekom, One Magyarország and Yettel Magyarország launched safe mobile internet access for minors. The new service, which is available free of charge to individual subscribers, prevents children from visiting Hungary's most popular pornographic websites on the mobile network. In May 2025, the Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság (National Media and Infocommunications Authority, NMHH) issued Decree 7/2025 on detailed rules relating to the secure service provided for minors. It...