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Kieran Guilbert

Pornhub owner suspends access in France in protest over age verification law

The owner of Pornhub and RedTube has blocked access to the adult platforms in France, in protest against a law requiring porn sites to verify the age of their users.

Parent company Aylo said it would stop operating in France as of Wednesday, having criticised the French government's measures to shield children from inappropriate content by making porn platforms take extra steps to ensure that users are 18 or older.

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