France will become the first country to introduce a “digital certificate” for anyone seeking to view online pornography to prove they are not underage.
People wanting to visit pornography websites will have to install a government application on their mobile phones proving they are at least 18 years old as part of the plan announced by Jean-Noel Barrot, France’s digital minister.
Websites that do not comply with the order risk being banned from France.
The certification process will remain anonymous and be enforced by September this year, the French government said.
The announcement came amid a fierce debate in Britain over the Online Safety Bill and days after rebel Conservative MPs demanded tougher age security checks.
‘End this scandal’
While children are banned from accessing porn in France, current laws only oblige people to click on a button indicating they are over 18, with no other checks on whether they are actually adults.
The lack of other oversight is a major factor behind children accessing online pornography for the first time at an average age of 11, according to French studies.
“I mean to end this scandal. I intend to have this law respected once and for all,” Barrot told Le Parisien.
He said pornography sites “will have to comply with it or risk seeing distribution prohibited nationwide”, adding: “2023 will see the end of access to pornographic sites for our children.”
The new age verification system, he said, “will work a bit like the verification requested by your bank when you make an online purchase”.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/fr...gital-certificate/T5WBJFAUOZGNPEOX7Z5ORNAGBU/
According to Le Parisien, telecom operators may be asked to validate that a user is an adult - apparently by sending a verification to a mobile device whose number is linked to an individual.
i know at least one member here lives in France. Johan can he give any updates on this
People wanting to visit pornography websites will have to install a government application on their mobile phones proving they are at least 18 years old as part of the plan announced by Jean-Noel Barrot, France’s digital minister.
Websites that do not comply with the order risk being banned from France.
The certification process will remain anonymous and be enforced by September this year, the French government said.
The announcement came amid a fierce debate in Britain over the Online Safety Bill and days after rebel Conservative MPs demanded tougher age security checks.
‘End this scandal’
While children are banned from accessing porn in France, current laws only oblige people to click on a button indicating they are over 18, with no other checks on whether they are actually adults.
The lack of other oversight is a major factor behind children accessing online pornography for the first time at an average age of 11, according to French studies.
“I mean to end this scandal. I intend to have this law respected once and for all,” Barrot told Le Parisien.
He said pornography sites “will have to comply with it or risk seeing distribution prohibited nationwide”, adding: “2023 will see the end of access to pornographic sites for our children.”
The new age verification system, he said, “will work a bit like the verification requested by your bank when you make an online purchase”.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/fr...gital-certificate/T5WBJFAUOZGNPEOX7Z5ORNAGBU/
According to Le Parisien, telecom operators may be asked to validate that a user is an adult - apparently by sending a verification to a mobile device whose number is linked to an individual.
i know at least one member here lives in France. Johan can he give any updates on this
