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.

  • Zetta@mander.xyz
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    2 days ago

    Having to provide Id to any entity to access internet pages is dystopian and fucked up, sounds just like the UK.

    Not that the USA is better at all

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      I think it’s mostly because it’s a SIM only thing and anyone can send off for one.