Big-name pornography sites black out in France over age checks
The Hindu
Pornhub parent company Aylo says this is an ineffective mechanism that puts people’s data at risk.
French visitors to major adult websites Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube were met Wednesday with a message denouncing privacy risks from government demands that they verify users' ages.
"Your government suggests checking your age every time you visit our site - that's crazy, right?" asked a message displayed on Pornhub in place of the platform's usual torrent of explicit content.
It was topped with an image of the bare-breasted allegorical figure of Liberty brandishing the French flag from Eugene Delacroix's 1830 painting "Liberty Leading the People".
France has this year gradually introduced requirements for all adult websites to have users confirm their age with details like a credit card or ID document, aiming to prevent minors from accessing pornography.
In a bid to preserve privacy, operators must offer a third-party "double-blind" option that would keep the platforms themselves from seeing users' identifying information.
But Pornhub parent company Aylo says this is an ineffective mechanism that puts people's data at risk from bad actors, hacks or leaks.
"Requiring you to repeatedly provide sensitive personal information creates an unacceptable security risk that we refuse to impose on our users," the message read.
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