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The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Now Pornhub ban spreads to EUROPE in row over under-18 access – and it includes two other major X-rated sites
PORNHUB has pulled out of France as a stringent clampdown on adult sites makes its way to Europe. A furious backlash over the country's new age verification rules has prompted the site to block access. Advertisement 6 French minister Aurore Berge said the decision meant there would be "less violent, degrading and humiliating content accessible to minors in France" Credit: Getty 6 Pornhub is the world's most visited porn site, with France being one of its biggest markets Credit: Getty 6 Aurore Berge added: "Pornhub, Youporn, and RedTube refuse to comply with our legal framework and decide to leave. Good!" Credit: Getty It comes over objections to a new law requiring porn sites to verify the age of users. Aylo, the adult entertainment company that owns Pornhub, has announced The company claims the French law The law could see users required to enter credit card details or other forms of official ID to verify their age. Advertisement read more in world news Aylo also runs other popular porn sites such as Youporn and RedTube - which will also now be unavailable in France . The company argues that device-based age verification is a better solution than requiring porn sites to police the age of users. Aylo's VP for Brand and Community Alex Kekesi said: "All it requires is that the government enforce regulations on three companies – Apple, Google and Microsoft – the three operating system manufacturers requiring age verification at the device level prior to accessing adult content. "The French government refuses to take this simple step and instead are focused on futile and entirely symbolic regulatory actions which are unenforceable, do not protect children and expose your private data." Advertisement Most read in The US Sun Pornhub is the world's most visited porn site, with France being one of its biggest markets. The website claims that France was its second biggest audience in 2024 after the United States. Kekesi added: "We've made the difficult decision to suspend access to our sites in France and instead use our platforms to speak directly to the French people. "French citizens deserve a government and a regulator who are serious about preventing children from accessing adult content. Advertisement "They also deserve laws which protect their privacy and safeguard their sensitive data." Greenpeace activists swipe Emmanuel Macron waxwork from Paris's Grevin Museum before using it in anti-Russia protest- 6 The company argues that device-based age verification is a better solution Credit: Alamy French Gender Equality Minister Aurore Bergé posted on X that Aylo's decision meant there would be "less violent, degrading and humiliating content accessible to minors in France". She added: "Pornhub, Youporn, and RedTube refuse to comply with our legal framework and decide to leave. Good!" Advertisement It comes after Aylo made similar moves to block access to its porn sites in several US states over age verification laws. So far, 19 US states have 6 The European Commission has also launched an investigation into several adult websites Credit: AFP The bans cover around one third of the US population. Advertisement Methods of checking under these laws can include providing a government-issued ID or even scanning a user's face. It has seen many porn sites opt to block access to their pages rather than implement such verification systems. States that have implemented these laws include Texas, Florida, Arizona and Virginia. The European Commission has also launched an investigation into several adult websites - including Pornhub - over accusations they had not complied with regulations aimed at stopping minors accessing porn. Advertisement The UK also has a law requiring platforms to have "robust" age checks in place by July. It is currently unclear whether the same porn platforms will also block access to their sites in Britain when this comes into force. 6 19 US states have passed laws requiring porn sites to verify users's age Credit: Alamy
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Now Pornhub ban spreads to EUROPE in row over under-18 access – and it includes two other major X-rated sites
The website is blocked in France as the company that owns it objects to a new age verification rule BLEU MOVIES Now Pornhub ban spreads to EUROPE in row over under-18 access – and it includes two other major X-rated sites PORNHUB has pulled out of France as a stringent clampdown on adult sites makes its way to Europe. A furious backlash over the country's new age verification rules has prompted the site to block access. Advertisement 6 French minister Aurore Berge said the decision meant there would be "less violent, degrading and humiliating content accessible to minors in France" Credit: Getty 6 Pornhub is the world's most visited porn site, with France being one of its biggest markets Credit: Getty 6 Aurore Berge added: "Pornhub, Youporn, and RedTube refuse to comply with our legal framework and decide to leave. Good!" Credit: Getty It comes over objections to a new law requiring porn sites to verify the age of users. Aylo, the adult entertainment company that owns Pornhub, has announced it will block access to the site in France as a result. The company claims the French law poses a privacy risk to users. The law could see users required to enter credit card details or other forms of official ID to verify their age. Advertisement Aylo also runs other popular porn sites such as Youporn and RedTube - which will also now be unavailable in France. The company argues that device-based age verification is a better solution than requiring porn sites to police the age of users. Aylo's VP for Brand and Community Alex Kekesi said: "All it requires is that the government enforce regulations on three companies – Apple, Google and Microsoft – the three operating system manufacturers requiring age verification at the device level prior to accessing adult content. "The French government refuses to take this simple step and instead are focused on futile and entirely symbolic regulatory actions which are unenforceable, do not protect children and expose your private data." Advertisement Pornhub is the world's most visited porn site, with France being one of its biggest markets. The website claims that France was its second biggest audience in 2024 after the United States. Kekesi added: "We've made the difficult decision to suspend access to our sites in France and instead use our platforms to speak directly to the French people. "French citizens deserve a government and a regulator who are serious about preventing children from accessing adult content. Advertisement "They also deserve laws which protect their privacy and safeguard their sensitive data." Greenpeace activists swipe Emmanuel Macron waxwork from Paris's Grevin Museum before using it in anti-Russia protest- 6 The company argues that device-based age verification is a better solution Credit: Alamy French Gender Equality Minister Aurore Bergé posted on X that Aylo's decision meant there would be "less violent, degrading and humiliating content accessible to minors in France". She added: "Pornhub, Youporn, and RedTube refuse to comply with our legal framework and decide to leave. Good!" Advertisement It comes after Aylo made similar moves to block access to its porn sites in several US states over age verification laws. So far, 19 US states have passed laws requiring porn sites to verify users's age. 6 The European Commission has also launched an investigation into several adult websites Credit: AFP The bans cover around one third of the US population. Advertisement Methods of checking under these laws can include providing a government-issued ID or even scanning a user's face. It has seen many porn sites opt to block access to their pages rather than implement such verification systems. States that have implemented these laws include Texas, Florida, Arizona and Virginia. The European Commission has also launched an investigation into several adult websites - including Pornhub - over accusations they had not complied with regulations aimed at stopping minors accessing porn. Advertisement The UK also has a law requiring platforms to have "robust" age checks in place by July. It is currently unclear whether the same porn platforms will also block access to their sites in Britain when this comes into force.
The Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Now Pornhub ban spreads to EUROPE in row over under-18 access – and it includes two other major X-rated sites
PORNHUB has pulled out of France over objections to a new law requiring porn sites to verify the age of users. Aylo, the adult entertainment company that owns Pornhub, has announced it will block access to the site in France over the new rule. 6 6 The company claims the French law poses a privacy risk to users. The law could see users required to enter credit card details or other forms of official ID to verify their age. Aylo also runs other popular porn sites such as Youporn and RedTube - which will also now be unavailable in France. The company argues that device-based age verification is a better solution than requiring porn sites to police the age of users. Aylo's VP for Brand and Community Alex Kekesi said: "All it requires is that the government enforce regulations on three companies – Apple, Google and Microsoft – the three operating system manufacturers requiring age verification at the device level prior to accessing adult content. "The French government refuses to take this simple step and instead are focused on futile and entirely symbolic regulatory actions which are unenforceable, do not protect children and expose your private data." Pornhub is the world's most visited porn site, with France being one of its biggest markets. The website claims that France was its second biggest audience in 2024 after the United States. Kekesi added: "We've made the difficult decision to suspend access to our sites in France and instead use our platforms to speak directly to the French people. "French citizens deserve a government and a regulator who are serious about preventing children from accessing adult content. "They also deserve laws which protect their privacy and safeguard their sensitive data." Greenpeace activists swipe Emmanuel Macron waxwork from Paris's Grevin Museum before using it in anti-Russia protest- 6 French Gender Equality Minister Aurore Bergé posted on X that Aylo's decision meant there would be "less violent, degrading and humiliating content accessible to minors in France". She added: "Pornhub, Youporn, and RedTube refuse to comply with our legal framework and decide to leave. Good!" It comes after Aylo made similar moves to block access to its porn sites in several US states over age verification laws. So far, 19 US states have passed laws requiring porn sites to verify users's age. 6 The bans cover around one third of the US population. Methods of checking under these laws can include providing a government-issued ID or even scanning a user's face. It has seen many porn sites opt to block access to their pages rather than implement such verification systems. States that have implemented these laws include Texas, Florida, Arizona and Virginia. The European Commission has also launched an investigation into several adult websites - including Pornhub - over accusations they had not complied with regulations aimed at stopping minors accessing porn. The UK also has a law requiring platforms to have "robust" age checks in place by July. It is currently unclear whether the same porn platforms will also block access to their sites in Britain when this comes into force. 6
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6 days ago
- General
- First Post
Pornhub suspends porn in France over new age-verification law
This year, France has introduced requirements for all adult content websites to verify their users' age using details from credit cards or government documents read more Pornographic websites Pornhub and YouPorn have launched a campaign against the French government Pornographic websites Pornhub and YouPorn have launched a campaign against the French government after it introduced a law mandating the sites to take extra steps to verify users' age. Aylo, parent company of both websites, said it will stop streaming in France starting Wednesday (June 4) and instead will show a message denouncing the law. Solomon Friedman of Aylo's owner, Ethical Capital Partners, told reporters the purpose of the move is to tell the French people 'how dangerous, how potentially privacy-infringing, and how ineffective the French law is". STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD What is France's new age verification law? This year, France has introduced requirements for all adult content websites to verify their users' age using details from credit cards or government documents. The law says the websites must offer a third-party 'double-blind' option that would keep the platforms themselves from seeing users' identifying information. Aylo says move 'ineffective' Aylo maintains the move is not only ineffective but directly puts the users' privacy at risk from bad actors, hacks or leaks. Although Aylo executive Alex Kekesi told reporters that the company was 'extremely pro the concept of age verification", she warned that requiring platforms to verify age 'poses a very serious risk… with respect to your privacy rights.' Meanwhile, Friedman said the onus to verify the users' age must lie with the operating system providers. 'Google, Apple and Microsoft all have the capability built into their operating system to verify the age of the user at the operating system or device level,' he said. Their ability 'to supply an age signal to any site or app… can actually provide a solution' for controlling access to adult content without requiring users to share sensitive data with multiple websites, he argued. 'I understand that those three entities are large and they're powerful, but that is not an excuse for France to do what they have done.' Warning from France's culture minister Earlier on Tuesday (June 3), French Culture Minister Aurore Berge expressed her displeasure with the pornographic websites' stance and asked them to rather stop operating in the country than having to follow the new legal framework. 'There will be less violent, degrading and humiliating content accessible to minors in France,' she warned.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pornhub pulls out of France over age verification law
Aylo, the company which runs a number of pornographic websites, including Pornhub, is to stop operating in France from Wednesday. It is in reaction to a French law requiring porn sites to take extra steps to verify their users' ages. An Aylo spokesperson said the law was a privacy risk and assessing people's ages should be done at a device level. Pornhub is the most visited porn site in the world - with France its second biggest market, after the US. Aylo - and other providers of sexually explicit material - find themselves under increasing regulatory pressure worldwide. The EU recently announced an investigation into whether Pornhub and other sites were doing enough to protect children. Aylo has also pulled out of a number of US states, again over the issue of checking the ages of its users. All sites offering sexually explicit material in the UK will soon also have to offer more robust "age assurance." Aylo, formerly Mindgeek, also runs sites such as Youporn and RedTube, which will also become unavailable to French customers. It is owned by Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners. Their vice president for compliance, Solomon Friedman, called the French law "dangerous," "potentially privacy-infringing" and "ineffective". "Google, Apple and Microsoft all have the capability built into their operating system to verify the age of the user at the operating system or device level," he said on a video call reported by Agence France-Presse. Another executive, Alex Kekesi, said the company was pro-age verification, but there were concerns over the privacy of users. In some cases, users may have to enter credit cards or government ID details in order to prove their age. French minister for gender equality, Aurore Bergé, wrote "au revoir" in response to the news that Pornhub was pulling out of France. In a post on X [in French], she wrote: "There will be less violent, degrading and humiliating content accessible to minors in France." How can you keep your child safe online? The UK has its own age verification law, with platforms required to have "robust" age checks by July, according to media regulator Ofcom. These may include facial detection software which estimates a user's age. In April - in response to messaging platform Discord testing face scanning software - experts predicted it would be "the start of a bigger shift" in age checks in the UK, in which facial recognition tech played a bigger role. BBC News has asked Aylo whether it will block its sites in the UK too when the laws come in. In May, Ofcom announced it was investigating two pornography websites which had failed to detail how they were preventing children from accessing their platforms. Two porn sites investigated for suspected age check failings Pornhub and three other porn sites face EU child safety probe Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift' Sign up for our Tech Decoded newsletter to follow the world's top tech stories and trends. Outside the UK? Sign up here.
