Swiss Parliament Passes Bill Banning Adult Mobile Content

BERN, Switzerland — The Swiss national council has decided to prohibit commercial porn and violent videos to be distributed, downloaded or sold via mobile phones, subscription-only Telecompaper.com reported Monday.

“The main reason for the prohibition is protecting the Swiss youth from unwanted content,” according to the website.

“With this vote, the federal government is obligated to draft a law prohibiting porn and violent content to be freely available for all mobile phone users, although the government advised against such a bill as the making and distribution of such videos is expected to underground if it is prohibited, which makes it extremely difficult to keep track of such content.”

In June 2007, despite opposition from the national government, the Swiss Senate voted 25-4 in favor of banning the distribution of softcore pornography on mobile phones, XBIZ reported previously.

The politicians argued that such a ban was necessary to protect minors from accessing adult content.

Switzerland already has a national ban in place that prohibits the sale of pornography to minors, but the Senate argued that the existing legislation is inadequate.

Related:  

Copyright © 2025 Adnet Media. All Rights Reserved. XBIZ is a trademark of Adnet Media.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited.

More News

Texas Resumes AV Lawsuit Against Aylo Following SCOTUS Decision

A district court judge in Texas has unfrozen the state’s $1.6 million lawsuit against Aylo for allegedly failing to comply with age verification requirements, Bloomberg Law is reporting.

JuicyAds Wins Trademark Infringement Case Against Fraudulent Domain

JuicyAds has won its World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) case against a website using a similar domain to impersonate the company's site and defraud customers.

Anissa Kate, Jordan Starr Top AEBN for Q2 of 2025

AEBN has published its top-selling stars for the second quarter of 2025, with Anissa Kate landing atop the leaderboard for straight theaters and Jordan Starr heading up the gay rankings.

AEBN Reveals Eva Maxim as Top Trans Star for Q2 of 2025

AEBN has published its top trans stars list for the second quarter of 2025, with Eva Maxim landing atop the leaderboard.

France Reinstates Age Verification Rule for EU Sites

France’s highest court, the Council of State, on Tuesday reinstated age verification rules for EU-based sites under the country’s Security and Regulation of the Digital Space (SREN) law, ruling in favor of the French government and against Hammy Media.

Whisper Fans Joins Pineapple Support as Supporter-Level Sponsor

Whisper Fans has joined the ranks of over 70 adult businesses and organizations committing funds and resources to Pineapple Support.

Utherverse Launches 'Red Light Center' Virtual World

Virtual reality and metaverse technology company Utherverse has launched its new virtual world, RedLightCenter.io.

European Commission Approves AV Guidelines, Unveils Prototype App

The European Commission on Monday released its final, approved guidelines for protecting minors online under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and made public a “white label” age verification app intended to help sites and platforms comply with age verification rules under the DSA.

Show More