Youporn’s sites, Pornhub and Redtube are back. They were reactivated in France by their owner, after the suspension by the French judge of the decree that imposed the pornographic platforms located in the European Union to verify the age of its users, AFP said.
A surprise block to criticize “censorship”
The decision of the Administrative Court of Paris, which suspended the decree on Monday while waiting to see if it was compatible with European law, “offers the opportunity to reconsider more effective approaches,” explains a message on the home page of the three sites, which belong to the Aylo company.
The French government has announced its desire to appeal to the State Council.
Organized in Cyprus, Aylo had caused his sites to be inaccessible in early June to protest against the French law of 2024, which forces the editors of the X sites to establish an identification system that prevents minors from accessing it, under the penalty of sanctions of the digital and audiovisual gendarme, the Arcom, which can reach the transmission to block.
According to French legislation, they must demand the sending of a photo or an identity document, for example, proposing at least one method that respects the double anonymity principle that makes it possible to demonstrate its majority without revealing their identity.
Aylo, who claims seven million daily visitors from France on their various platforms, for its part defends an age verification in terms of devices and its operating system.
Source: BFM TV
