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France Moves to Classify X as an Adult Site Amid Digital ID Crackdown (reclaimthenet.org)

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France is moving to classify X as a pornographic website, a designation that would place it under the country’s mandatory age verification and digital ID laws.

This step, if finalized, would force the company to either implement robust age-gating mechanisms or restrict access to adult content altogether to avoid being cut off from younger users.

It would also mean that users have to show ID to access the platform, introducing major implications for privacy and free speech.

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Sad to see France is heading this direction, Canada was very close to heading this route too, thankfully it didn't end up that way.

this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2025

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