BERLIN—German media regulatory agencies intend to block payments to platforms like Pornhub in a bid to force them into complying with age-gating requirements, a national child safety commission says.
Marc Jan Eumann, chair of the Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media, explained earlier this month that regulations targeting payment processors would force them to cut ties with "some" adult websites that fail or refuse to meet the country's age verification requirements.
"Only if the porn providers lose reach and revenue can we get them to give in when it comes to the protection of minors in the media," Eumann said via Reason.
As AVN previously reported, the Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate in late July upheld a network ban on Aylo-owned websites Pornhub and YouPorn within Germany's digital space for failure to comply with age verification rules.
This higher administrative court's order serves as a win for state-level media and digital regulators who are pushing the payment processor regulations.
