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EU Launches Age-Verification App Prototype as France Reinstates Porn Site Checks

The prototype app uses zero-knowledge proofs to confirm adult status without exposing personal data.

Smartphone use should not be allowed before 12, said the report
Lundi 14 juillet, la Commission européenne a annoncé que cinq pays européens, dont la France, allaient tester une application permettant de vérifier l’âge des utilisateurs en ligne. (Photo d’illustration).
Cinq pays, dont la France, vont expérimenter une nouvelle technique de vérification de l’âge des mineurs sur certains sites.
L’Europe tente de lutter contre l’accès des mineurs, en quelques clics, aux sites pornographiques.

Overview

  • On July 14 the European Commission announced testing of the app in France, Denmark, Greece, Italy and Spain to block minors from harmful content online
  • The privacy-preserving system employs double-anonymity and zero-knowledge proof methods to verify users are over 18 without sharing exact age or identity
  • France’s Conseil d’État rejected a suspension request on July 15 and ordered EU-hosted adult sites to resume mandatory age checks, leading Aylo to block French access once again
  • Under the Digital Services Act Brussels investigators have opened probes into Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and four major porn platforms for inadequate child-protection measures
  • These measures build on France’s 2024 age-verification law and the EU’s DSA framework as part of a wider push to safeguard children online while respecting user privacy