Adult media giant Pornhub said au revoir to France Wednesday after fighting with its government over new age verification rules — sending the country of love into a frenzy.
The law now requires users to upload a photo ID to access adult websites, instead of just clicking on a button that says they’re 18.
Critics argued there are less invasive ways to keep children out of porn. 5
So in place of videos of porn, French users who visit Pornhub are now greeted by a topless Marianne — the symbolic representation of the republic’s ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity — and the phrase “freedom doesn’t have an off button.”
And Frenchies are losing it.
“Another attack on freedom. What’s next?” raged Loire Valley resident Enguerran Richy on social media.
“And then we give lessons in