{"id":1166241,"date":"2021-12-28T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1166241"},"modified":"2021-12-28T17:35:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T22:35:02","slug":"france-to-block-pornhub-four-other-major-porn-sites-for-lax-age-verification-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-to-block-pornhub-four-other-major-porn-sites-for-lax-age-verification-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"France To Block Pornhub, Four Other Major Porn Sites For Lax Age Verification Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrance-to-block-pornhub-four-other-major-porn-sites-for-lax-age-verification-standards%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1166241&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>France has warned five major pornography websites that they will be blocked this week if they do not take immediate action to remedy their lax age verification standards.<\/p>\n<p>The porn sites threatened with the block are Pornhub, xHamster, XVideos, XNXX, and Tukif, The Daily Beast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/france-threatens-to-block-pornhub-and-other-sites-over-lax-age-checks\">reported<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrench authorities have vowed to block five major porn sites this week unless measures are taken immediately to ensure users are over the age of 18,\u201d the report outlined. \u201cFrance\u2019s Higher Audiovisual Council gave Pornhub, xHamster, XVideos, XNXX, and Tukif a Tuesday deadline for the new restrictions, after which it said it would seek a court order blocking access to the sites, <em>The Times <\/em>reports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As noted by The Daily Beast, these porn sites merely ask users to \u201cmark a box\u201d to confirm that they are adults. \u201cThe council said the porn sites are effectively violating the law if they do not create more rigorous checks, such as verification of identity documents proving a user\u2019s age,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The council underscored, \u201cChildren faced by such content can suffer lasting shock at the very least.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an emailed statement sent to The Daily Wire, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) applauded France for their effort in trying to \u201cprotect minors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrance is seeking to&nbsp;hold online pornography sites accountable&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;protect minors from accessing hardcore pornographic content&nbsp;that is harmful to them,\u201d said NCOSE CEO Dawn Hawkins.&nbsp;\u201cDespite empty assurances, online pornography sites have failed to keep children away from their content because they have no meaningful age verification systems, and in fact many of these sites employ marketing tactics that bring children to their sites. It is past time for pornography sites to be held to account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins noted that young musician Billie Eilish recently spoke out about the harms of pornographic consumption, revealing that she started consuming porn at age 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA growing body of\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUZhfHrZIuhUsWchE5fUB4ug-2BqygaVYtkDmBk7h5Ks4S5wCEgES7j1RoPDSDyTVwSpgVMJrzp3QnB8T-2BoMap7xIxMMLvxcqcWu3O-2FnYySmHh83oE3DtmKmquYHpQGxbb6uee2NPwEOyb3-2F8nriSkqZ3M-3DGQid_THjlhOQ-2FlUkeR1Yx6RMOTROlTiWu9mVPBZGKlMN7Z2IGbVCmysY2TbYB900TZLqnz8e1Y7Hud0lKJ9Eq2fwRH5Qo8LT-2FebtLlibSglSmLvpi9MJRvCbLjqbLjDNylJG2yNFI-2FumlaMgxYIAAaw9I0Hw7o4Z1InmmDP6IFAPx17fE87U0v3zjl2FotIs2OqP9Iih5FrPI21S27f2iDCfgFB2LUa9-2FiBDL-2BZRj2TOYh45sAbIWupk1t7g9ZT1KFtsv-2Fe-2FMl5CF29O2JvfEPSv0GqCbuR1zAIvDylDoabDyYO0sP3dW2sQ-2BCePbVPEXx31jynTqjN18a7Gf49jgU3rl8hhqQNxBOMigw5GG3ETGi5w-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn%3D4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUZhfHrZIuhUsWchE5fUB4ug-2BqygaVYtkDmBk7h5Ks4S5wCEgES7j1RoPDSDyTVwSpgVMJrzp3QnB8T-2BoMap7xIxMMLvxcqcWu3O-2FnYySmHh83oE3DtmKmquYHpQGxbb6uee2NPwEOyb3-2F8nriSkqZ3M-3DGQid_THjlhOQ-2FlUkeR1Yx6RMOTROlTiWu9mVPBZGKlMN7Z2IGbVCmysY2TbYB900TZLqnz8e1Y7Hud0lKJ9Eq2fwRH5Qo8LT-2FebtLlibSglSmLvpi9MJRvCbLjqbLjDNylJG2yNFI-2FumlaMgxYIAAaw9I0Hw7o4Z1InmmDP6IFAPx17fE87U0v3zjl2FotIs2OqP9Iih5FrPI21S27f2iDCfgFB2LUa9-2FiBDL-2BZRj2TOYh45sAbIWupk1t7g9ZT1KFtsv-2Fe-2FMl5CF29O2JvfEPSv0GqCbuR1zAIvDylDoabDyYO0sP3dW2sQ-2BCePbVPEXx31jynTqjN18a7Gf49jgU3rl8hhqQNxBOMigw5GG3ETGi5w-3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1640814102375000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OLlck_t7crN7xrcwgSy6O\">research<\/a>\u202fsupports her statements,\u201d Hawkins said. \u201cEarly exposure to pornography affects children\u2019s developing brains and normalizes the sexual violence, exploitation and abuse it so frequently depicts. Today\u2019s hyper-online world exposes youth to such content at younger and younger ages through platforms that may seem safe on the surface\u2014including social media. It\u2019s virtually impossible to avoid;\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUYChqxHZ2csfVtivkHOeJgb-2FOc3NEQMPWbURwqcR6JlLQJ3VNGiYiKUS5Q-2FowsXIN6rqNTWFIEJnntMVYoVdDSg-3DsxgH_THjlhOQ-2FlUkeR1Yx6RMOTROlTiWu9mVPBZGKlMN7Z2IGbVCmysY2TbYB900TZLqnz8e1Y7Hud0lKJ9Eq2fwRH5Qo8LT-2FebtLlibSglSmLvpi9MJRvCbLjqbLjDNylJG2yNFI-2FumlaMgxYIAAaw9I0Hw7o4Z1InmmDP6IFAPx17fE87U0v3zjl2FotIs2OqP9Iih5FrPI21S27f2iDCfgFEZ3Ohmw9fZhqxSrEKgVaLSzcTWEOBhrmQr7hBAKoGl7O4wDTdvHGdvdwG920dP3bsn-2Bh-2FuWmkRlYauV-2BHprSd-2F89-2BGmReu4j0zAs1a9AesKmG2h-2FzoaYl3cz44HrUbyCPl-2BKNg9NH-2FBt-2FHjvJSbQgA-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn%3D4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUYChqxHZ2csfVtivkHOeJgb-2FOc3NEQMPWbURwqcR6JlLQJ3VNGiYiKUS5Q-2FowsXIN6rqNTWFIEJnntMVYoVdDSg-3DsxgH_THjlhOQ-2FlUkeR1Yx6RMOTROlTiWu9mVPBZGKlMN7Z2IGbVCmysY2TbYB900TZLqnz8e1Y7Hud0lKJ9Eq2fwRH5Qo8LT-2FebtLlibSglSmLvpi9MJRvCbLjqbLjDNylJG2yNFI-2FumlaMgxYIAAaw9I0Hw7o4Z1InmmDP6IFAPx17fE87U0v3zjl2FotIs2OqP9Iih5FrPI21S27f2iDCfgFEZ3Ohmw9fZhqxSrEKgVaLSzcTWEOBhrmQr7hBAKoGl7O4wDTdvHGdvdwG920dP3bsn-2Bh-2FuWmkRlYauV-2BHprSd-2F89-2BGmReu4j0zAs1a9AesKmG2h-2FzoaYl3cz44HrUbyCPl-2BKNg9NH-2FBt-2FHjvJSbQgA-3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1640814102376000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ywClkQx4hpE3rstQ6uVkD\">one study<\/a>\u202ffound that 93 percent of boys and 62 percent of girls are exposed to pornography in adolescence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cModern online pornography is filled with extreme sexual violence, child sexual abuse, racism, and other disturbing and abusive content,\u201d the CEO emphasized. \u201cOnline pornography platforms are designed to hook even casual viewers to seek even more violent and extreme content. We hear from families regularly that their children as young as 6 years old are accessing hardcore pornography despite their best efforts to protect them. The responsibility cannot lie with parents alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins added a call for more nations to follow France\u2019s example: \u201cOther nations must follow France\u2019s example if they care about curing the growing public health harms their youth face because of exposure to pornography.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France has warned five major pornography websites that they will be blocked this week if they do not take immediate action to remedy their lax age verification standards. The porn sites threatened with the block are Pornhub, xHamster, XVideos, XNXX, and Tukif, The Daily Beast reported Tuesday. \u201cFrench authorities have vowed to block five major &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1166241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1166241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1166241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1166241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1166241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}