US EditionPornHub is back in France
- On June 16, 2025, the Administrative Court in Paris temporarily halted the enforcement of France's rule mandating age checks for pornographic websites operating within the European Union.
- The suspension resulted from concerns about whether the law aligns with the EU regulation that restricts member states from regulating companies based in other EU countries without following a formal notification and approval process outlined in the 2002 E-Commerce Directive.
- Aylo, owner of Pornhub, YouPorn, and RedTube, had blocked access to its sites in France on June 4 to protest the law, which requires users to confirm age with ID or credit card.
- Aylo reported seven million daily French visitors and argued that onsite verification exposes data to hacks, calling instead for device-level age checks by OS makers like Apple, Microsoft, and Google.
- The French government intends to challenge the court ruling by taking the matter to the State Council in an effort to restore the age verification mandate, while Minister Clara Chappaz emphasized that implementing this law continues to be a top priority.
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The French government intends to appeal the court's decision.
▶️ Suspended following an order taken in March, several major pornographic sites are now available in France. A recovery observed thanks to a court decision in their favor. The government has already announced its desire to refer the matter to the Council of State. - Pornhub, YouPorn... Several online X giants are once again available in France (Social Issues).
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Big-name porn sites back online in France after age check row
Major adult websites Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube were back online in France Friday after a court suspended a decision requiring pornographic platforms based in the EU to verify users' ages.
The screens of the main pornographic sites in France are rekindled. From now on, platforms such as Pornhub, YouPorn and Redtube are again accessible in the country, after a block of about three weeks unilaterally implemented by their parent company, Aylo, in protest. Reactivation is the direct consequence of a decision of French justice that, last Monday, temporarily suspended the decree implementing the law of 2024 that required a strict verifi…
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