ItalyDecreto-legge 15 settembre 2023, n. 123 (Decreto Caivano, Youth Hardship Decree), Art. 13-bis, converted by Legge 13 novembre 2023, n. 159
D.L. 123/2023, Art. 13-bis, conv. con modificazioni dalla L. 159/2023
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In force since 14 November 2023.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Establishes a legal duty for website operators and video sharing platform providers that distribute pornographic images or videos in Italy to verify that users are adults before granting access, delegating the technical and process details to AGCOM.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Penalties
AGCOM may order the blocking of noncompliant sites or platforms after a formal warning and 20 day cure period, alongside administrative fines that AGCOM has stated can reach 250,000 euros
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
AGCOM (Autorita per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni)
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Websites and video-sharing platforms distributing pornographic images or videos in Italy
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
official consolidated statute text, Normattiva
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