Prohibit access to Twitter from France. This is the follow-up that could be given to a request from various child protection associations, including the French Council of Associations for the Rights of the Child (Cofrade) or the Observatory of Paternity and Digital Education (Open), points out the specialized agency. site Next INpact. They have just sent a joint request to Arcom (ex-CSA) to put the social network on notice, or even ban it from France, after publishing a column on the subject last spring.
Unlike Facebook, which is very strict about nudity moderation, or YouTube, Twitter allows pornographic content in its terms of use. And this while the platform allows the opening of an account from the age of 13, long before the age of majority. To prevent minors from encountering pornographic content, the company relies above all on those who publish it.
Formal Notice and Legal Proceedings
According to Twitter Usage Rules, in fact, it is Internet users who, by sharing a pornographic photo or video, are responsible for informing that their own content contains elements of nudity, so that it cannot be read by users under the age of 18 or who have not provided their age. . An age that can be modified by everyone, without any verification.
As is already the case with several pornographic sites, Arcom has had the power for several months to issue formal warnings to websites that do not verify the age of minors before broadcasting pornographic content. The independent public authority is then free to initiate legal proceedings to block them from France, for all Internet users.
Source: BFM TV
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