Radio and Television Organisations Law, Article 32ΣΤ (Video-Sharing Platform Age Verification)
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In force.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What this law does
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A video-sharing platform provider under the jurisdiction of Cyprus must take appropriate measures to protect minors from content that may harm their physical, mental, or moral development, including the installation and operation of age-verification systems for users of the platform in relation to such content, per Article 32ΣΤ(8)(στ) of the Radio and Television Organisations Law.
Personal data of minors collected under these measures may not be processed for commercial purposes such as direct marketing, profiling, or behavioural advertising, per Article 32ΣΤ(9). The Cyprus Radio Television Authority may impose an administrative fine of up to 5 percent of the provider's turnover for the preceding financial year, or up to 500,000 euros, for breach of Article 32ΣΤ, per Article 32Ζ(2).
If you get it wrong
Penalty structure
Article 32Z(2)(e): an administrative fine not exceeding 5% of the video-sharing platform provider's turnover for the preceding financial year, or an administrative fine not exceeding 500,000 euros. The text states the two figures as alternatives without an explicit combining rule; recorded here as the higher-of shape common to comparable EU turnover-linked penalty clauses.
- Rule
- Higher of
- As of
- 6 September 2026
- Currency
- EUR
- Fixed cap
- 500,000
- Turnover percentage cap
- 5
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Cyprus Radio Television Authority (Αρχή Ραδιοτηλεόρασης Κύπρου)
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official text of Law 197(I)/2021, cylaw.org (Cyprus Bar Association consolidated law database)