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French porn sites lose bid to challenge constitutionality of ID checks to keep children out

By Matthew Newman ( January 6, 2023, 17:44 GMT | Insight) -- French pornography websites have lost a challenge at France's highest court on whether a national measure obliging them to install child-protection measures violates constitutional freedom of expression rights. Five sites — Pornhub, Tukif, Xhamster, XNXX and Xvideos — have been resisting calls by France’s telecom and media regulator to install measures to prevent minors from accessing their sites.French pornography websites have lost a challenge at France's highest court on whether a national measure obliging them to install child-protection measures violates constitutional freedom of expression rights....

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