France: Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication issued observation letters to pornographic sites over age verification failures

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Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication issued observation letters to pornographic sites over age verification failures

On 11 June 2025, the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication issued observation letters to five pornographic websites based in Cyprus and the Czech Republic. These websites had been designated by ministerial order as subject t…

Scope

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

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2025-06-11
under investigation

On 11 June 2025, the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication issued observat…

2025-08-04
under investigation

On 4 August 2025, the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (Arcom) issued…

2025-08-28
concluded

On 28 August 2025, the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (ARCOM) annou…