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Arcom Puts Five Adult Sites on Notice Over Age-Verification Failures

Arcom requires the platforms to deploy a privacy-focused double-anonymity age check within three weeks to maintain access to French users.

L’Arcom avertit 5 sites pornographiques n’ayant toujours pas mis en place de système de vérification d’âge de leurs utilisateurs, lundi 4 août 2025.
L’Arcom a fait savoir qu’elle avait adressé une lettre d’observation à ces cinq sites pornographiques établis dans l’Union européenne, leur notifiant qu’ils violaient leurs «obligations légales».
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Overview

  • On August 4, Arcom issued formal notices to Xnxx, Xvideos, Xhamster, Xhamsterlive and Tnaflix for failing to meet France’s online age-verification requirements.
  • The 2025 law, backed by technical standards published in October 2024, mandates a double-anonymity system that confirms user age without disclosing personal identities.
  • The targeted sites, based in Cyprus or the Czech Republic but accessible in France, have a 21-day window to implement the mandated filters or face sanctions.
  • Non-compliance could trigger penalties of up to €250,000 or 4% of global turnover, ISP blocking orders within 48 hours and search-engine dereferencing.
  • Enforcement hurdles remain significant as minors can still use VPNs or mirror sites to circumvent restrictions and access explicit content.