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French Regulator Initiates Action to Block 2 More Adult Tube Sites
Several weeks after targeting five leading adult tube sites, France’s media regulator ARCOM has initiated a new legal action, this time demanding that the country’s ISPs totally block MindGeek-owned sites YouPorn and RedTube over their alleged lack of enforcement of a controversial age verification mandate.
French Star Katsuni Promoting Expanded Edition of Her Memoir
French adult superstar Katsuni, now known by her legal name Céline Tran, has been promoting a revised and expanded edition of her celebrated memoir, “Ne dis pas que tu aimes ça,” or “Don’t Say You Like It.”
French Government Asks Courts for Order to Block Pornhub, 4 Other Tube Sites
France’s media regulator ARCOM has gone to court to demand that the country’s ISPs enforce a total block of five specific adult tube sites — Pornhub, Tukif, xHamster, Xvideos and Xnxx — over their alleged lack of enforcement of a controversial age verification mandate.
Tarantino's New Beverly Theater Screens 'Best French Gay Porn Film Ever Made'
Continuing with a tradition that started last fall, Quentin Tarantino’s Los Angeles repertory theater, the New Beverly, will once again screen a XXX classic: the 1980 French queer landmark “Equation to an Unknown,” in 35 mm.
Jamie French Announces Sponsorship of 2022 TEAs
Performer and producer Jamie French has announced she will be a Silver-level sponsor of the 2022 Trans Erotica Awards (TEAs).
French Regulator Continues Threatening Tube Sites, Refuses to Provide Guidance on Age Verification
The French government's media regulation agency has said it is currently analyzing the responses of five operators of adult tube sites who were ordered to implement age verification systems, under threat of being completely blocked in the country, after the deadline to comply passed last week.
French Regulator Threatens to Block Top 5 Tube Sites Over Age Verification
Top adult tube sites in France were summoned Monday by the country’s Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel, a regulatory government body similar to the American FCC, and ordered to “prevent minors from accessing their content before the end of the year” under penalty of being deplatformed by internet service providers.
French Press Uncover Government Plan to Mandate Age Verification
Anonymous sources have leaked the alleged plans of France’s Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel, a regulatory government body similar to the American FCC, to compel adult sites “before the end of the year” to immediately implement a form of age verification under penalty of being deplatformed by internet service providers.
French Public TV Airs Segment on MindGeek
France 24, the public news network funded by the French government to report on international news, released a report today about the legal and political challenges against MindGeek.
WGCZ Engages Top Law, Communications Firms in French Censorship Fight
WGCZ, the parent company of tube site XVideos and several other international adult companies, has reportedly hired a prestigious international law firm, as well as a powerful communications and marketing conglomerate, to lobby government regulators to limit the scope of proposed sweeping regulations on adult content.
Jamie French Receives 1st XBIZ Awards Nomination
Jamie French has earned her first XBIZ Awards nomination, which is for “Trans Performer of the Year.”
French Authorities Indict Adult Performers for Rape During Scenes
Four performers who appeared in videos for the website French Bukkake were indicted last Friday for rape, and three were jailed, a year after the website's producers were arrested by French authorities during an investigation into alleged “rape, pimping and human trafficking.”
Jamie French Stars With Dante Colle in TransSensual's 'My TS Stepmom 4'
Jamie French’s latest role is in TransSensual's “My TS Stepmom 4," opposite Dante Colle, for twice-crowned XBIZ "Trans Director of the Year" Ricky Greenwood.
French Court Rejects Lawsuit Aiming to Block Top Porn Sites
A French court rejected today a suit brought by two French “child protection” nonprofits demanding that the country's main internet service providers totally block several top adult sites, which the nonprofits claim are “too accessible to minors.”
'Everything Is Sexier in French': 2021 XBIZ Europa Awards Dazzle
“Everything is sexier in French!” declared 2021 XBIZ Europa Awards host Manuel Ferrara Thursday night, setting a flirty, celebratory tone for adult entertainment’s biggest night in Europe, presented by Satisfyer.
MEL Magazine Interviews ManyVids' Bella French
ManyVids co-creator and owner Bella French is the subject of a new profile by MEL Magazine, in which she offers her take on the future for creators who want to sell adult content in the new age of increased oversight and discrimination by banks and payment processors.
Jamie French Inks With Ikigai Marketing for Publicity, Promotion
Performer and producer Jamie French has inked with Ikigai Marketing and appointed Kristel Penn as her official publicist.
Jamie French to Celebrate Industry Anniversary With Instagram AMA Today
Performer and producer Jamie French will commemorate 15 years in adult with an AMA on the Adult Time Instagram handle today at 3 p.m. (PDT).
Jessica Ryan Returns to Girlsway in French Maid Fantasy
Jessica Ryan stars in her fourth scene for Girlsway in a release directed by Gus Delario for the Mommy's Girl imprint titled “Don't Lift A Finger.”
Lost French Gay Erotica Classic Now Streaming on PinkLabel
Pink and White Productions has added Dietrich de Velsa's 1980 French gay adult feature "Equation to an Unknown" (Équation à un inconnu) to its streaming service PinkLabel.tv.