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French regulator threatens to block porn sites for failure to protect minors

The exposure of pornographic photos and videos to minors is banned under a French domestic violence law passed in July 2020. CC0 Pixabay/Pexels

French media watchdog Arcom has ordered pornographic websites YouPorn and RedTube to block access to children – or face a court order to have their services shut down.

The move was made public Wednesday in JORF, the Official Journal of the French Republic, which publishes major legal information from the French government.

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