Age verification law in Germany
- Status
- Age check required
- Law
- Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag (JMStV) §4(2)
- In force from
- 1 Apr 2003
- Source
- Source
Germany's Youth Media Protection Treaty (JMStV) §4(2) allows pornography online only inside closed user groups with strict, typically ID-based age verification; self-declaration and simple age estimation are not accepted. The rule dates from April 2003, and ISP blocking of Pornhub and YouPorn was upheld in 2025.
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