Porn site Airbnb has been ordered to delete some amateur videos.

Famous Sex movie Site Airbnb must remove all amateur and sexually explicit videos in the Netherlands, unless Hami Media – the Cyprus-based owner of Airbnb – shows that all those featured have consented to it. The court of Amsterdam made a decision(Opens in a new tab). This includes videos that appear to be recorded candidly or secretly. If these videos are made outside of the Netherlands and there is no license document, they must be inaccessible in the Netherlands.

The decision follows a complaint filed by the Agency’s Office of Experts on Online Child Abuse (EOKM), which submitted 10 video examples. Airbnb has not received confirmation of consent.(Opens in a new tab)Ars Technica reports. These videos were uploaded between 2017 and 2020. Hami Media has argued from 2021 onwards. MasterCard and Visa strict regulationsOnly professional producers and verified members can upload content. After a video is uploaded, the moderation team checks the video for illegal content before it is posted to the public. Identity verification and authorization must be provided for all performers on the video, and checks will be made to ensure that the torturer is the same person as the performer.

Despite this, judge Ra Dudok van Hale said it was “sufficiently convincing” that it was “sufficiently persuasive” that Airbnb could not show consent to the large amount of footage on the site. Hammy Media submitted a consent document for one of the 10 videos cited by EOKM, and the judge did not find it convincing.

Now, the decision to remove the videos after three weeks or fines could be imposed: €10,000 (about $11,000) per video, which increases by €500 ($550) a day and the video is still public, up to €30,000 ($33,000). as if Press release, EOKM(Opens in a new tab) He called this decision a victory. Arda Gerkens, director of EOKM, said they are considering taking further measures against other porn sites. Otto Volgant of the Dutch law firm Boxx Advocaten said this is a landmark judgment of great significance in the adult industry and time has come. Pornhub has removed millions of unverified videos.

The case raises questions, Mike Stabile, director of public affairs at the Free Speech Coalition, a US sex industry lobby group, told Mashable. Stabile says that Airbnb appears to have one of the stricter content verification systems in the industry, and there is no evidence that the site does not remove non-consensual content when it is reported to them.

“So while I understand the concerns, there are thousands of sites, both adult and adult, that host unverified content — both inside and outside the industry — including sites like Twitter,” Stabile said. “No one should have their personal or copyrighted content shared without their consent, but I am always concerned when the government targets adult sites in the wider Internet.”

Airbnb has not yet responded to Mashable’s request for comment.