VPNs are delighted. Porn site giant Aylo, which owns several of the most visited sites on the planet (including Pornhub, RedTube, and YouPorn), has decided to suspend access to all French Internet users, starting Wednesday, June 4th in the afternoon, or... tomorrow.
Age verification system in question
The Canadian group intends to protest against French regulations that require adult platforms to verify the age of visitors. "Starting Wednesday, all our adult sites will be information sites to explain our fight against symbolic, useless, and dangerous legislation," said Aylo owner Solomon Firedman in a statement reported by Le Parisien. This is to put pressure on the legislature, which has been demanding the implementation of an age verification system since the passage of the SREN law aimed at securing and regulating the digital space. Arcom published a technical guide in October 2024 that specifies how platforms can concretely implement such a system. These sites are required to offer a definitive solution other than credit card verification, with at least one "double anonymity" age verification system. The provision concerns sites domiciled in France and outside the European Union. For those based in the EU (excluding France), they have until June 6 to comply. And it is certainly the imminence of this deadline that is pushing Aylo to suspend access to its three sites based in the Union.
In the event of non-compliance, porn sites can be subject to fines of up to 4% of their global turnover, not to mention potential blocking by access providers. Contacted by 01net.com, Aylo had not responded to our questions at the time of publication of this article.
Clara Chappaz, the Minister Delegate in charge of Digital Affairs, criticizes Aylo's decision. "Lying when you don't want to respect the law and taking someone hostage is unacceptable," she asserts. "Adults are free to consume porn, but not at the expense of protecting our children," the junior minister said, adding: "Asking pornographic sites to verify the age of their users is not about stigmatizing adults, but about protecting our children." She noted in passing that other sites have complied with the law. href="https://www.leparisien.fr/high-tech/porn-sites-les-plateformes-youporn-redtube-pornhub-suspendues-a-partir-de-marcredi-en-france-03-06-2025-3LX3I3PV2BBEVMGAUCZ5VF6XII.php?at_variant=photo&at_creation=Le%20Parisien&at_campaign=Partage%20Threads%20CM&at_medium=Social%20media" target="_blank"> Le Parisien
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