Europe

Venus Berlin runs October 22-25, 2026 at Berlin Messe. The annual adult trade fair has evolved into Europe’s biggest showcase for sex robots, VR porn and more.

The DSA regulates risk, not legality. Here’s how the EU classifies adult platforms and what adult businesses need to do to stay compliant.

Pornhub’s annual data dump reveals how age verification reshuffled traffic charts, why Coldplay drove a spike in “CEO” searches, and 2025’s top search terms.

Aylo will participate in the European Commission’s age verification app pilot, a shift from its recent approach of blocking sites in France and US states.

Italy’s regulator AGCOM lists 45 porn sites including Pornhub, xHamster and OnlyFans that must verify users are 18+ starting November 12, 2025.

Sx Festival and Sx Expo return to Berlin June 27-28, 2026, exploring AI relationships and sex party futures. Weekend tickets from €55 for early-bird buyers.

Denmark plans to give people copyright over their face and voice to fight nonconsensual deepfake porn. Non-compliant platforms face potentially heavy fines.

Pornhub owner Aylo reinstates site access in France after court ruling, renews push for global device-level age verification over site-based systems.

France’s porn age verification laws prompt Aylo to block Pornhub and other sites. VPN use surges as France defends the new rules amid circumvention risks.

EU Commission probes Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX & XVideos for inadequate age checks under DSA; non-compliance risks fines up to 6 % of turnover.

Sweden’s government proposes law changes to criminalize paying for remote sexual services, raising concerns among adult content creators and platforms.

Apple says it is “deeply concerned” by the European release of what is believed to be one of the first native porn apps to become available on the iPhone.