Overview
- The Administrative Court in Düsseldorf suspended orders that would have forced Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone to block access to the portals pending a main ruling.
- Judges relied on European Court of Justice jurisprudence and the EU origin-country principle, finding the German Youth Media State Treaty incompatible with free movement of digital services.
- Provider-level bans issued since 2020 against Cyprus-based Aylo Freesites, operator of Pornhub and YouPorn, remain enforceable.
- The NRW media regulator said it will appeal, and its head Tobias Schmid urged the European Commission to ensure effective enforcement.
- Other courts have upheld blocks under the AVMS framework, including a recent ruling keeping restrictions via 1&1, underscoring unresolved DSA versus AVMD jurisdiction.