Overview
- The Lazio administrative court, which ruled Tuesday, upheld the goal of shielding minors but struck down AGCOM’s plan to apply age checks automatically to platforms based in other EU countries.
- Judges said Italy must first ask the host state to act under the EU e‑commerce “country of origin” rule and then notify the European Commission if that state fails to act.
- The decision leaves requirements in place for operators based in Italy and for non‑EU sites, while the biggest EU‑based platforms can keep relying on simple self‑declaration for now.
- OnlyFans stands out as a major service that adopted third‑party checks via Yoti, while rivals such as Pornhub, YouPorn, RedTube, XVideos and xHamster have not added robust verification.
- AGCOM must now consult authorities where many operators are domiciled, starting with Cyprus, a step that reporting indicates could delay broader enforcement by several months.