The government wants to make the blue card compulsory to visit pornographic sites.
The Secretary of State for Children, Charlotte Caubel, defended before the National Assembly the idea of imposing the registration of a blue card to access pornographic sites.
Protect minors
According to her, this measure would be an effective way to filter minors trying to consult content on these platforms. ” We are opposed that it would not be a perfect filter, but already, if we can protect 30 or 40% [des mineurs, ndlr], let’s be pragmatic. My child, when he uses his credit card, I get an alert, I’ll see if it’s on YouPorn or on McDo “, said Charlotte Caubel.
” We’re gonna shake things up pretty seriously added the Secretary of State to the Delegation for the Rights of the Child. ” Stop taking tweezers: yes, it destroys our children from the inside. And this contributes to not breaking the chain of sexual violence that we continue to feed “, she believes, recalling that France is “ the fourth largest producer of child pornography “.
Charlotte Caubel indicates that she “ lose patience “, because pornographic sites do not comply with French legislation. As a reminder, the Law of July 30, 2020 prohibits them from being satisfied with a simple declaration of majority to access pornographic content, but the platforms have not put in place any age verification system since.
The bank card rather than an identity card
At the end of 2021, the CSA had started sending formal notices to several high-traffic porn sites. At the same time, the CNIL suggested using the bank card with a zero euro transaction to access the platforms. Indeed, she was not in favor of sharing identity documents with them.
” We have an industry and operators who consider adult data protection, adult freedom to be the holy grail “regrets Charlotte Caubel, who wants to make the protection of minors a priority.
A Senate report from September 2022 claims that 36% of boys were exposed to pornographic images before the age of 13. A third of boys under 15 visit a porn site at least once a month.
Source : BFM TV
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