Overview

• France’s media regulator sent a formal letter to Bounty’s owner requesting details on how the site has handled content harmful to minors and online solicitation.
• Haut-commissaire à l’Enfance Sarah El Haïry referred the platform on August 27, notified the Justice and Interior ministries, and filed a report to the Pharos portal.
• Reporters documented fast account creation without age verification on a service labeled for adults, explicit sexual solicitations, and sexualized chat rooms.
• The chat site launched in September 2024 after Coco.gg’s closure and deliberately mirrors its predecessor’s look and features.
• The founder says he has responded to Arcom, vows to implement age verification and cooperate fully, and rejects any intent to recreate Coco’s abuses.