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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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[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 104 points 1 day ago (17 children)

Fucking ridiculous. Might as well do the same for sites like Tumblr, Reddit, even Youtube. "Protecting" kids comes at the expense of everyone else.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 132 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Its not about protecting kids, even if they say it is.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, of course not. Just the given excuse. Honestly, people being so obsessed with minors jacking off is creepy. Who cares? If it's a problem, then the parents can deal with it.

As a parent, I'm with you.

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