Law note · France
Loi n° 2024-449 du 21 mai 2024 visant à sécuriser et réguler l'espace numérique (SREN, Law No. 2024-449 of 21 May 2024 on securing and regulating the digital space), articles 1 and 2 (age verification for access to pornographic content)
cite Loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique (LCEN) art. 10, 10-1 et 10-2, modifiés et créés par la loi n° 2024-449 du 21 mai 2024, art. 1 et 2
stage IN FORCE in force since 2024-05-22
reviewed 2026-07-15
Requires editors of pornographic websites and video sharing platforms accessible from France to verify that users are adults, using a system that meets a technical référentiel adopted by Arcom after an opinion from the CNIL.
Abrogates the prior judicial blocking mechanism (former article 23 of the law of 30 July 2020) and lets Arcom issue a mise en demeure and then order internet access providers and DNS resolvers to block a noncompliant site directly, without a judge, and have it delisted from search engines.
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