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Overview
- Paris prosecutors, who announced the move Tuesday, opened an investigation into the site's reappearance under the name Cocoland and assigned it to the national cyber unit of the gendarmerie.
- AFP reporters found the chat site reachable at cocoland.info with open access, while child‑protection groups say there is no age verification or effective moderation.
- High Commissioner for Children Sarah El Haïry, following Tuesday's announcement, reported Chaat.fr and legarçon.net on Wednesday to the prosecutor, the Pharos tip line and Arcom, and prosecutors confirmed an initial review of legarçon.net.
- Authorities link Coco to 23,051 judicial procedures since 2021 and to major crimes including the Mazan rapes case, showing how open, anonymous chatrooms have been used to target victims.
- Coco was blocked in June 2024 and founder Isaac Steidl was indicted in January 2025, and his lawyer now says he has no role in Cocoland as he contests the charges.