Pornhub and YouPorn in court: porn sites soon to be banned in France?
If we were in a movie Marvel, maybe there would be a parallel universe where pornography would not exist. But as we are only entitled to our poor reality, this is not the case and pornography is freely accessible with a single click on a URL. Thirty years ago, for a teenager under the age of 18 to come across pornographic images, he had to compete with malice, it was so complicated to get his hands on this kind of video. He could record the film broadcast on Canal + secretly and wait until after his parents come out of his house to watch him on the VCR. He could also go and share his find with friends. In short, it was a hassle. Nowadays, when every college student already has a connected cell phone in their hands and the Internet is an open door to billions of hours of pornographic videos, the quest for the forbidden image is somewhat simplified. However, these sites are officially banned at least 18 years old but the methods of verifying the age of visitors are not very thorough.
hard discount
It is indeed almost laughable to note the kind of false candor with which each entry on a site of the type Porhub is accompanied by the display of the simple sentence: Are you 18 years old?
A simple click on ” I am 18 years or older »And you have access to adult videos. A beautiful mark of confidence in human sincerity which is really heartwarming on the part of these sites. Except we all know that all of this is that a ridiculous game of appearances and fools and that any kid will be happy to lie. To counter the problem, two child protection associations (e-Childhood and the voice of the child) sued several Internet service providers. They ask outright blocking pornographic sites like YouPorn, Redtube and others.
As these sites do not make any effort to lock their content seriously, it seems easier to directly tackle SFR, Orange, Free, Bouygues Telecom, Colt Technologies and Overseas Telecom. All the major suppliers present on French territory are therefore invited on Thursday, September 9 to the Paris Judicial Tribunal to discuss the problem. They will have to share their commitments to prohibit minors from accessing sites offering pornographic content. It is indeed inconceivable that it is so easy to enter web pages and the associations ask the judge to take into account ” manifestly unlawful disturbance caused by the targeted pornographic sites due to pornographic messages, images and videos likely to be seen by minors “. They even claim thatone in three 12-year-olds has had access to pornography.
Will adult sites soon have to change things like others before them?
Stations of the Cross for the X
Pornography is indeed not the only entertainment that is prohibited at least 18 years of age. This is also the case, for example, online betting sites. However, the latter do things in the rules since it is necessary to prove their age upon registration with the presentation of his identity card in addition to a photo of you to confirm that the document is indeed yours. This is something that the world of connected adult entertainment may have to put in place soon. At least to give himself a clear conscience and show that he is ready to take the semblance of a step in the right direction of the protection of minors.
In March 2021, the CSA had already given notice to several sites so that they could set up a more effective majority verification system. The fine promised if nothing was done did not seem to make them flinch more than that. To see if this new approach to associations will have this time a real impact on their wait-and-see attitude.
