Government investigates whether porn sites prevent access by minors

Child on a cell phone Canva The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) announced this Friday (19) that it will monitor pornographic content sites and escort services. The objective is to verify whether they are taking action to prevent access by children and adolescents. The inspection will cover 18 sites with content and services prohibited for minors that represent 98% of this type of online traffic in Brazil, according to the ANPD.

(see list at the end) The Digital Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA Digital), which became law in September 2025, requires platforms with content inappropriate for those under 18 to verify the age of their users. Since age self-declaration is prohibited, sites cannot have blocks that can be bypassed by clicking buttons such as "Yes, I am over 18". The rule was also adopted in the United Kingdom, where sites lost audience after improving age verification. Now on g1 The platforms summoned by the ANPD have 10 business days to respond regarding what measures they have adopted to verify user age and how they comply with the minimum requirements defined by the agency. Companies must also report which protection mechanisms are applied in cases where it is not possible to confirm the users' age. If they fail to respond to the ANPD's inquiries, the platforms will be subject to administrative proceedings that may result in sanctions including warnings, fines, and blocking in the country. In March, after the ECA Digital came into force, g1 verified that pornographic content sites showed no visible changes compared to previous days and still accepted user age self-declaration. However, specialists interviewed for the report pointed out that the law was still in a transition period and depended on specific rules from the ANPD to define how age verification should be adopted. These are the sites monitored by the ANPD: Xvdeos.com Xvideos.red Onlyfans.com Pornhub.com Xhamster.com Xnxx.com Fatalmodel.com Socialmediagirls.com Sambaporno.com Animeshentai.biz Hentaistube.com Privacy.com.br Thehentai.net Photoacompanhantes.com Cameraprive.com Hiper.cool Shokka.com Thisvid.com.