Laws / Germany

Adult-site law in Germany

Age-verification and access laws on record for Germany, each with a public source and date.

JMStV youth media protection (age verification) — JMStV para 4(2) / 24(4)

in force age verification required effective 2003-04-01

Porn is lawful only in closed adult-only user groups; KJM enforces age verification and the Berlin Administrative Court on 2025-04-30 upheld ISP blocks of Pornhub and Youporn.

Source: www.mtrlegal.com · as of 2026-08-20

66 tracked sites show blocking signals here — see availability in Germany.