Overview
- Arcom says it is analyzing Bounty’s written response to its formal letter on harmful content and has engaged e-Enfance and the national cybercrime office (OFAC) to assess next steps.
- Sarah El Haïry, the Haut-commissaire à l’Enfance, referred the platform to Arcom on August 27, notified the Justice and Interior ministries, and filed a report to Pharos.
- Journalists testing the site reported sign-up in under a minute without age verification and immediate explicit sexual solicitations from other users.
- The site’s operator says he has answered Arcom, is cooperating with authorities, submits reports to Pharos, and will implement age checks and other changes.
- Bounty launched in September 2024 as an unofficial successor to Coco, which was shut down after links to serious crimes; Coco’s founder was indicted in January on multiple charges.