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Due to alleged measurement errors: porn platforms report massively fewer users

Florian Bodoky
21/2/2025
Translation: machine translated

Porn portals claim that far fewer people are using their services than previously assumed. They cite more precise measurement methods as the reason, but it could also be a strategy to avoid the obligations of the Digital Services Act in the EU.

The portals cite a more precise measurement method as the reason for the latest development. In the past, the incognito mode of browsers led to massive multiple counting because many people sometimes visited the site with and sometimes without the mode. Around 40 per cent of all users behaved in this way, according to XVideos. However, more precise calculations are now possible.

VLOP status does not expire automatically

However, the "VLOP status" will not be released that easily. The EU Commission states that a platform whose user numbers permanently fall below the 45 million mark can be exempted from the VLOP classification. However, only after a separate review.

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