France: Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication investigation into compliance with age verification requirement on pornographic sites

Progress

Current status
concluded
03 Jun 2025 concluded

Scope

Implementers
France
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

03 Jun 2025
concluded

Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication acknowledges Aylo group decision to suspend access in France

On 3 June 2025, the French Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (ARCOM) acknowledged the decision by the Aylo group to suspend access to its content in France. The decision followed the implementation of the law on securing…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body