XVideos controversies

Age-verification lawsuit in Florida

Florida authorities sued major adult websites, including XVideos, alleging noncompliance with state age-verification requirements. The dispute forms part of wider scrutiny of whether adult platforms adequately prevent access by minors.

XVideos faces class-action lawsuit over alleged child sexual abuse material

Lawsuit filed

The National Center for Sexual Exploitation and survivor-oriented law firms in California filed a class-action lawsuit in the United States accusing XVideos and its parent company, WebGroup Czech Republic, of selling, publishing, and distributing a video of an underage girl on their websites. The allegations are claims in the lawsuit.

Uploader deletion-policy controversy

XVideos was criticized over a reported attempt to require content providers to relinquish the ability to delete videos from their accounts or close the accounts. The controversy raised concerns about uploader autonomy, consent, copyright, and the persistence of content.