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In Italy, the strengthening of online child protection through effective age verification tools has now become a reality. The Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) has adopted its first two measures, ordering providers of mere conduit services to block access from Italy to the pornographic websites www.giochipremium.com and www.entai-ita.net, operated by the Italian company Onlab S.R.L.S. These measures represent the first concrete implementation of Article 13-bis of Decree-Law No. 123 of 15 September 2023 (the so-called "Caivano Decree"), which requires websites and video-sharing...

At a time when the draft law aimed at protecting minors from the risks associated with using social networks is soon due to be examined by the joint committee, a note from the AI and Digital Council (Conseil de l'IA et du numérique - CIANum), published on 30 March, looks more specifically at the age control system that has been the subject of debate in parliament. It looks at the many risks to which minors are exposed on social networks, as well as current/planned regulations and their limitations. In this respect, the Council notes an international movement to regulate digital services...

On 26 March 2026, in its preliminary findings, the European Commission found that Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos had not complied with the Digital Services Act (DSA) for two main reasons. These preliminary findings are part of formal proceedings launched against the four platforms on 27 May 2025. Firstly, the Commission noted that the four platforms had not carried out a sufficiently thorough assessment of the risks that their services posed to minors accessing them. It argued, for example, that the platforms attached more importance to commercial concerns than to the societal risks to...

The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, has intensified enforcement of the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) by imposing two additional financial penalties on operators of adult websites that failed to implement legally required age-assurance measures. The decisions, issued in February 2026 against Kick Online Entertainment S.A. (Kick) and 8579 LLC, follow earlier enforcement action against AVS Group and other providers (see IRIS 2026-1:1/25) and demonstrate that the regulator has moved decisively from oversight of compliance programmes to active sanctioning. Notably, the GBP 1.35 million penalty...

The ruling party in Portugal wants to prevent teenagers under 16 from freely accessing social networks. A law proposal was debated and approved at the Parliament last February. The bill will now go to committee for detailed debate. With the votes of the majority of the parties (except the far-right and Christian parties), the bill states that children aged 13 or older would only be able to access social networks with the express and verified consent of their parents or legal guardians. Creating a new account for children under the age of 13 would not be possible and, according to the bill,...