The judicial examination of the blocking of five pornographic sites, because they do not prevent minors from consulting them, has been delayed by at least a month due to the exceeding of a deadline in a procedure initiated by the 'Arcom, AFP noted on Tuesday.
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During the hearing, representatives of the telecom operators ordered to set up the blocking and of the five sites targeted by Arcom (Pornhub, Pornhub, XHamster, XVideos, Xnxx) since the end of December were ready to explain their positions.
But Arcom, the media and internet regulator (ex-CSA), which had until the day before the hearing to inform the Paris court that it had correctly issued the subpoena to the operators , only performed this act on the same day.
The summons has therefore been declared null and void, and will have to be reiterated.
This decision shifts the procedure by one month, estimated with AFP the council of Arcom Antoine Beauquier.
Two other sites, YouPorn and Redtube, were also given formal notice in April by Arcom to prevent their access to minors, and could be part of an upcoming procedure.
Since the law of July 30, 2020 on domestic violence, the regulator can give notice to pornographic sites to take measures to prohibit their access to minors, such as establishing age verification, and failing that, turn to the president of the court of Paris to order their blocking.
This same law specifies that the companies concerned cannot exonerate themselves from their responsibilities by contenting themselves with asking an Internet user if they are of legal age.
