Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat hit with tough new EU safety regulations - Lemmings.world
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There is a discussion on Hacker News [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38707809], but feel free to comment here as well.

Porn sites Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat face stricter requirements to verify the ages of their users after being officially designated as “Very Large Online Platforms” (VLOPs) under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA).

I personally have mixed feelings, as the information collection could be used to link individuals and profile them. Possibly leading to discrimination if abused.

But I also feel that any random kid shouldn’t be able to just go to these sites and see porn freely.
Ofc, there’s always going to be those who mange to circumvent any protection put in place but it’d be much harder then just clicking a link or typing in the address.

I also feel that parents should actively monitor their kids online activities and step up a Blocklist to pro-actively prevent kids from reaching these sites to begin with.

What are your thoughts on this?

  • ShortN0te
    12·
    1 year ago

    I suspect you haven’t worked with governments before.

    Just because something is technically possible, it’s no guarantee that it will be the chosen mechanism for something. More likely the contract will be awarded to either the lowest possible bidder, or to a friend of a friend. Cronyism is depressingly common at all levels.

    Not sure why you are under that impression. I never discussed the potential chosen mechanism.

    I stated that it is possible and that it is already implemented into the id card of many eu citizens.