Overview

• The Paris administrative court temporarily suspended the French decree requiring photo or ID age verification for EU-based pornographic sites.
• Aylo, owner of Pornhub, YouPorn and Redtube, ended its two-week block and immediately restored access in France.
• The French government plans to challenge the suspension by appealing to the State Council.
• VPN providers reported surges of up to 1,000% in subscriptions during the site blockade as users sought to bypass restrictions.
• The restored sites remain under investigation by the European Commission for alleged insufficient age-verification measures under the Digital Services Act.