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Three of the biggest porn sites must verify ages to protect kids under Europe’s new digital law

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By KELVIN CHAN
AP Business Writer

LONDON (AP) — Three of the world’s biggest porn websites face new requirements in the European Union that include verifying the ages of users. The EU’s executive commission said Thursday that Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat have been classed as very large online platforms under a digital law designed to keep people safe on the internet because they have 45 million average monthly users. They’re the first porn sites to be targeted by the sweeping the Digital Services Act, which imposes tough obligations to keep users safe from illegal content and dodgy products. Pornhub disputed its status as a very large online platform, saying it has fewer average monthly users than the threshold. The other two companies didn’t respond to requests for comment.

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