Adult Hosting Industry Rules & Regulations


Reles And Regulations

adult content hosting

Adult Hosting is a type of web hosting which provides services to web sites like other hostings. Many web hosting companies don’t allow adult hosting. The basic difference in such type of hosting is that they allow websites to show contents which are available for 18+ year adults. The contents and requirements of adult websites are totally different which creates issues for adult hosting. Adult hosting industries also manage the consistency, dedicated server hosting, presentation, customer supports and security.

Most Trusted Adult Hosting Services Providers

There are number of adult web hosting companies that offer contents for adult viewers and manage server for adult web sites. Their services include significant resources that provide exhaustive videos, large pictures, etc. Some of the adult webs hosting companies are listed with their scores: –

In many countries, such contents are banned while in other countries some fines are imposed. There are many countries

in the world which allow adult web hosting. Some of them are listed below: –

Table3. List of top 10 adult web hosting countries

Country
Website Hosted
No. of Pages (Million)
United States
60%
428
Netherland
26%
187
United Kingdom
7%
52
Germany
1%
8
France
0.78%
5
Canada
0.30%
2
Australia
0.30%
2
Japan
0.27%
2
British
21%
1
Czech Republic
0.21%
1

Adult webhosting rules and regulations

There are some rules and regulations in adult hosting industries which is necessary to know before launching an adult website. These rules may vary from country to country which is very difficult to maintain. The contents on such websites must be free from any harmful content or any content related to obscene. Vulgar and coarse should be strictly banned. This is one of the major issues in front of adult hosting industry.

Some people believe that such websites should be permanently banned and while others think that they are tolerable but should follow some rules and regulations. The displayed content on the adult website must be under certain rules & laws so that it maintains the social decorum and which helps not to increase the crime like rape, incest, bestiality, etc. in the society. A regulatory body must be there to regulate such websites by government.

There are different laws against “pornography” in different countries. One of the most efficient ways to stay on the safer side is to contact a lawyer of that particular country who has knowledge about such issues and can suggest about the allowed contents for the adult websites. This is one of the legal ways to display the material as a lawyer knows the legal consequences and minimizes prosecution risk.

Generally, there are many protections for publishing non-obscene contents on adult websites still many additional anxieties that are with adult contents to post. Here are some of them:

  1. Child Pornography : This is straightforward not allowed to post any type content of minors on the adult websites.  The exposition of children involved in sexual acts is always illegal.
  2. Age Verification:  Age verification is one of major issue to resolve before showing the adult content to the viewer. A “Warning Message” at home page must be there before entering to view any adult content. This page clearly shows the disclaimer so that to verify the visitor’s age.
  3. Obscene Contents: Adult website’s contents should be according to the modern community standards. The sexual contents depicted on the adult website is specifically defined by the applicable state law and considered lacks serious scientific, literary, political, or artistic values.

Some of the countries having different laws are listed as below as per their government.

Pornography

Legality

Child

Adult Hosting

Softcore

Hardcore

Distribution to minors

Countries

Status According to Laws

Americas Canada legal Illegal Allow Allow Allow Not Allow
Cuba Illegal Illegal Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow
Latin America Legal Illegal Allow Allow Allow Not Allow
Guyana Illegal Illegal Not Allow Allow Not Allow Not Allow
United States Legal Legal Allow Allow Allow Allow
European Union Other Countries Legal Illegal Allow Allow Allow Uncertain
Belarus Illegal Illegal Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow
Belgium Legal Legal Allow Allow Allow Allow
Bulgaria Illegal Illegal Not Allow Allow Not Allow Not Allow
Finland Legal under some restrictions Illegal Allow Allow Not Allow Not Allow
Germany Legal under some restrictions Illegal Allow with restrictions Allow Not Allow Not Allow
Hungary Legal under some restrictions Illegal Not Allow Allow Allow Not Allow
Iceland Illegal Illegal Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow
Italy Legal Legal Allow Allow Allow Allow
Russia Legal under some restrictions Not Defined Not Defined Not Defined Not Defined Not Defined
Australia Legal Unclear Allow Allow Allow Not Allow
Asia Korea Illegal Illegal Not Allow
China Illegal Illegal Not Allow
Hong Kong Illegal Illegal Not Allow
Japan Legal Legal Allow Allow Allow Allow
India Legal under some restrictions Illegal Not Allow Allow Allow Not Allow
Pakistan Illegal Illegal Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow
Sri Lanka Illegal Illegal Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow
Saudi Arabia Illegal Illegal Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow
Africa South Africa Legal Legal Allow Allow Allow Allow
Egypt Illegal Illegal Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow
Sudan Illegal Illegal Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow Not Allow

These are mandatory and always have to be looked at before launching adult website.