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Time of India
16-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Porn sites must check age of French users, says top court
Major pornographic websites Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube need to verify the age of users in France, the country's top administrative court said Tuesday. More than half of all boys in France access porn sites on average every month from age 12, French audiovisual watchdog Arcom said in June. France is trying to prevent minors from accessing pornography, but has faced pushback from adult websites. The government in March ordered porn sites based in the European Union, but not in France, to check the ages of their visitors based on a French law from 2024, to prevent underage users from accessing them. Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube, all owned by the same parent company, made themselves unavailable in France in early June in protest. Hammy Limited, an adult film firm based on Cyprus and the operator of the Xhamster platform, took legal steps against the French decree. The Paris administrative tribunal last month then suspended it, pending an investigation into whether it was compatible with EU legislation. After the government appealed, the Council of State, the country's top administrative court, on Tuesday said it had annulled that suspension. "YouPorn and Pornhub hit a wall. Judicial manoeuvrings in order to not protect children don't work," said France's junior minister for digital affairs Clara Chappaz on X. In a bid to protect privacy, Arcom, the French watchdog, has recommended operators offer a third-party "double-blind" option that would prevent the platforms from seeing users' identifying information. Aylo, which reports seven million visitors in France daily across its various platforms, has called instead for governments to require makers of operating systems such as Apple, Microsoft and Google to verify users' ages at the level of individual devices. The EU Commission said on Monday that five EU countries, including France, would test an app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content online. The commission unveiled the prototype of an age-verification app that Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain will customise to launch national versions within several months.
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Porn sites must check age of French users, says top court
Major pornographic websites Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube need to verify the age of users in France, the country's top administrative court said than half of all boys in France access porn sites on average every month from age 12, French audiovisual watchdog Arcom said in is trying to prevent minors from accessing pornography, but has faced pushback from adult government in March ordered porn sites based in the European Union, but not in France, to check the ages of their visitors based on a French law from 2024, to prevent underage users from accessing YouPorn and RedTube, all owned by the same parent company, made themselves unavailable in France in early June in Limited, an adult film firm based on Cyprus and the operator of the Xhamster platform, took legal steps against the French Paris administrative tribunal last month then suspended it, pending an investigation into whether it was compatible with EU the government appealed, the Council of State, the country's top administrative court, on Tuesday said it had annulled that suspension."YouPorn and Pornhub hit a wall. Judicial manoeuvrings in order to not protect children don't work," said France's junior minister for digital affairs Clara Chappaz on a bid to protect privacy, Arcom, the French watchdog, has recommended operators offer a third-party "double-blind" option that would prevent the platforms from seeing users' identifying which reports seven million visitors in France daily across its various platforms, has called instead for governments to require makers of operating systems such as Apple, Microsoft and Google to verify users' ages at the level of individual EU Commission said on Monday that five EU countries, including France, would test an app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content commission unveiled the prototype of an age-verification app that Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain will customise to launch national versions within several months.
The Hindu
16-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Porn sites must check age of French users, says top court
Major pornographic websites Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube need to verify the age of users in France, the country's top administrative court said Tuesday. More than half of all boys in France access porn sites on average every month from age 12, French audiovisual watchdog Arcom said in June. France is trying to prevent minors from accessing pornography, but has faced pushback from adult websites. The government in March ordered porn sites based in the European Union, but not in France, to check the ages of their visitors based on a French law from 2024, to prevent underage users from accessing them. Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube, all owned by the same parent company, made themselves unavailable in France in early June in protest. Hammy Limited, an adult film firm based on Cyprus and the operator of the Xhamster platform, took legal steps against the French decree. The Paris administrative tribunal last month then suspended it, pending an investigation into whether it was compatible with EU legislation. After the government appealed, the Council of State, the country's top administrative court, on Tuesday said it had annulled that suspension. "YouPorn and Pornhub hit a wall. Judicial manoeuvrings in order to not protect children don't work," said France's junior minister for digital affairs Clara Chappaz on X. In a bid to protect privacy, Arcom, the French watchdog, has recommended operators offer a third-party "double-blind" option that would prevent the platforms from seeing users' identifying information. Aylo, which reports seven million visitors in France daily across its various platforms, has called instead for governments to require makers of operating systems such as Apple, Microsoft and Google to verify users' ages at the level of individual devices. The EU Commission said on Monday that five EU countries, including France, would test an app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content online. The commission unveiled the prototype of an age-verification app that Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain will customise to launch national versions within several months.
Local France
15-07-2025
- Business
- Local France
Porn sites must check age of French users, says top court
More than half of all boys in France access porn sites on average every month from age 12, French audiovisual watchdog Arcom said in June. France is trying to prevent minors from accessing pornography, but has faced pushback from adult websites. The government in March ordered porn sites based in the European Union, but not in France, to check the ages of their visitors based on a French law from 2024, to prevent underage users from accessing them. Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube, all owned by the same parent company, made themselves unavailable in France in early June in protest. Advertisement Hammy Limited, an adult film firm based on Cyprus and the operator of the Xhamster platform, took legal steps against the French decree. The Paris administrative tribunal last month then suspended it, pending an investigation into whether it was compatible with EU legislation. After the government appealed, the Council of State, the country's top administrative court, on Tuesday said it had annulled that suspension. "YouPorn and Pornhub hit a wall. Judicial manoeuvrings in order to not protect children don't work," said France's junior minister for digital affairs Clara Chappaz on X. In a bid to protect privacy, Arcom, the French watchdog, has recommended operators offer a third-party "double-blind" option that would prevent the platforms from seeing users' identifying information. Aylo, which reports seven million visitors in France daily across its various platforms, has called instead for governments to require makers of operating systems such as Apple, Microsoft and Google to verify users' ages at the level of individual devices. The EU Commission said on Monday that five EU countries, including France, would test an app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content online. The commission unveiled the prototype of an age-verification app that Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain will customise to launch national versions within several months.
Euractiv
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Euractiv
Major blow to Pornhub as France's highest court re-introduces age verification
France's state council has overruled a Paris administrative court ruling to suspend a government decree on 15 July – meaning that all porn websites offering services in France must verify their users' age. The ruling from the state council on Tuesday comes only weeks after the Paris administrative court suspended a governmental decree requiring age verification for EU-based porn websites in June. Today's decision is the latest development in the dispute championed by French Digital Minister Clara Chappaz, affecting adult websites including Pornhub, YouPorn and Redtube which are owned by Cyprus-based company Aylo as well as xhamster-owner Hammy Media. "The State Council has decided: the law has to be followed," wrote Chappaz on X. But the council's ruling only suspends the June court decision and does not pre-empt the forthcoming preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). The CJEU must determine whether the French government's decree requiring EU-based porn companies to comply with national law conflicts with EU law. In short, this is merely a temporary victory for Chappaz, as the CJEU could still annul the French government's decree for failure to comply with EU law. It remains unclear whether Aylo will shut down its websites in France, as it did in June to protest enforcement of the French SREN law – the law the government decree aimed at enforcing. The European Commission on Monday proposed new guidelines to protect minors online. France claimed victory, saying the Commission's proposal enshrined its own approach mandating age verification for accessing pornographic website throughout the EU. Aylo did not respond to a request for a comment at the time of reporting. (vib)
