Regulation of video sharing platforms has become increasingly important as their popularity has grown. Such platforms have certain specifics that distinguish them from other audiovisual media services and have introduced the user as an active agent within the platform, given that the videos are created by the user. The European Union decided for stricter regulation of such platforms by adopting amendments to the Directive on Audiovisual Media Services in 2018, which otherwise included only traditional and on-demand media services. Stricter regulation of such platforms will contribute to greater protection of creators who upload videos, but also greater protection of users who watch them, especially minors, and public interests. Video-sharing platforms can have a large influence on social opinion on certain topics, and the platforms themselves need to work on additional self-regulation through community guidelines and codes of conduct. Although the stricter regulation in the directive is a good way to improve the legislative framework in the member states, there remains the problem of a lack of transparency on the part of the platforms themselves about the procedures and rules they use to protect users, which the video creators themselves complain about. In addition, there are certain problems in practice, such as the application of the country of origin principle, the non-transparent use of artificial intelligence as a moderation mechanism, and the application of self-regulation institute as a way of regulating platforms. In order to eliminate these problems, it is necessary to work on further regulation, applying experience from practice, and to observe in which direction platforms and court practice will further develop in the context of the revision of the Directive on Audiovisual Media Services.