Overview

• An updated French law requires EU-based pornographic websites to implement age verification systems for users in France within three months.
• Platforms like PornHub and YouPorn must ensure these systems are both privacy-respecting and effective, or face penalties including site blocking and delisting.
• The measure is part of broader efforts to protect minors, with 2.3 million French children reportedly accessing such sites annually.
• The law mandates a 'double anonymization' process, allowing users to prove their age without revealing personal identity details.
• Critics, including site operators, argue the measures are ineffective and potentially risky for user privacy, though similar regulations exist in the UK and Germany.