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German High Court Stops Pornhub and YouPorn Block in Major EU Law Showdown

By Keith Witchka – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News MÜNSTER, GERMANY — October 9, 2026 — Germany's attempt to force internet providers to block Pornhub and YouPorn...

Ukraine Porn Legalization Push Could Open the Door for Gay Adult Industry

Ukraine’s porn reform debate could do more than generate millions in wartime tax revenue — it could open a new legal chapter for the country’s gay adult creators and broader LGBTQ...

OnlyFans and MYM Escape Sweeping French Crackdown After Parliament Showdown

By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News PARIS, FRANCE — (October 8, 2026) — France's National Assembly has delivered a significant reprieve to online a...

California AB 1705 Could Rewrite Adult Website UGC Rules With $75,000-Per-Violation Liability

By Keith Witchka – Senior Correspondent | Gay Adult Industry News SACRAMENTO, CA — (September 15, 2026) — California lawmakers have sent Gov. Gavin Newsom legislation that could su...

EU KIDS Act: Proposed EU Rules for Online Platforms, Age Verification, and AI Chatbots

European Union’s KIDS Act wants more age verification and less login bonuses for online games

It looks as if the European Union is casting a closer eye on minors’ online gaming habits. A recently proposed draft law by the EU Commission is targeting online titles, which seek...

Authoritarian E.U. Kids Act to Demand Mandatory Gamer Age Checks

Gamers across the European Union (E.U.) will soon have to verify their age as part of the upcoming "E.U. Kids Act," a report states. The post Authoritarian E.U. Kids Act to Demand...

A pocket guide to the EU Kids Act: What games companies need to know

Veronica Perez Lima is a policy advisor at Flux Digital Policy. Last week the European Commission published its proposal for the EU Keeping Internet Digital Services Trustworthy &...

GIWC Blog Draft Post – EU CS3D and CSRD- U.S. Government Requests Changes for U.S. Companies

Adult DVDs are back thanks to age-verification laws

Some adult viewers are turning to physical media to avoid complying with age-verification laws.

Single player games might require age verification if they use Steam under EU Kids Act's current draft, according to MEP...

The European Commission proposed new rules around how under-15s access the likes of social media, AI chatbots, and online video games earlier this week. The draft legislation is ca...

European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act could see online games forced to enact stricter age verification amid new rul...

The European Commission are reportedly set to propose new rules around how under 15s access the likes of social media, AI chatbots, and online video games. Dubbed the EU Kids Act,...

Ireland probes X over age assurance, parental control

Platforms that permit adult content must employ effective age assurance methods, according to Ireland's Online Safety Code. Read more: Ireland probes X over age assurance, parental...

Emerging Cannabinoid Products in Europe: Transparency, Testing and Regulatory Challenges in 2026

Europe’s cannabinoid market is changing quickly. Alongside established CBD products, consumers are increasingly encountering new commercial names, new formulations and products pos...

Latvia Moves Forward With Tougher Gambling Restrictions

Latvia is considering stricter gambling regulations after the Saeima’s Budget and Finance Committee supported amendments to the Gambling and Lotteries Law on October 21. The propos...

EU Rulings Affirm Large Platform Designations Under Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act

Last week, the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) issued a pair of press releases conveying important clarifications to large platform designations under a pair of majo...

The European Union strengthens FDI screening

Regulation (EU) 2026/1386 on the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI), in force since 16 July 2026, repeals Regulation (EU) 2019/452 and reshapes the EU screening framewor...

Event Contract Marketing in Europe May Require EU Authorisation, ESMA Says

Platforms marketing or selling event contracts in Europe may need authorisation under financial, crypto-asset or national gambling rules, ESMA said.London's trading industry is com...

Gambling Ads Regulations by Country: Where It’s Legal

We’ve focused on affiliate marketing, so the guide skips the legal theory and sticks to what actually matters for affiliates and media buyers — licensing, ad content rules, platfor...

Before the Senate votes on CLARITY, look at what Europe's rules actually did (Darren Wang)

Brussels went for strictness. It got compliance and a market that shrank and cut itself off from glo...

EU CS3D and CSRD: U.S. Government Requests Changes for U.S. Companies

New January 1 EU deforestation regulations launch looks set in stone

A recent webinar for Australian stakeholders stepped through the requirements to export a range of commodities into the European Union from 2027, under the new EU Deforestation Reg...

Europe's triple-threat for mobile gaming

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MPs back age verification plan for online adult services ads

Dutch MPs have backed a plan to introduce compulsory age verification for websites advertising sexual services, to protect children from...