> No one thinks that the French government is going to require that browsers block Pornhub, Reddit’s gone-wild subs, or Xvideos Very wrong! France is currently

> No one thinks that the French government is going to require that browsers block Pornhub, Reddit’s gone-wild subs, or Xvideos Very wrong! France is currently deciding whether to ban five porn sites, including Pornhub, Xvideos, and XHamster.[0] The new law mentioned in TFA has already passed one chamber of parliament unanimously, and will be passed later this year.[1] It won't just require phishing sites to be blocked by browsers. It'll also require porn sites to authenticate users through government websites (think OpenID but with the tax-filing website or national health insurance website, to check if age > 18), and block porn sites that don't comply (without needing a judge's permission). It doesn't stop there. The new law requires sites that allow "foreign propaganda" (Russia Today, Sputnik) to be blocked. And though it's not directly relevant here, the law also criminalizes "online contempt" and hate speech, which includes "threats and intimidation against elected officials", and gives the government the right to legally require platforms to ban such people, and to legally punish these platforms if the person finds a way to circumvent the ban.[2][3] Note that the French government can already block pirate sites (and does, including Sci-Hub and Libgen) without a judge's permission.[4] This isn't done in the browser itself, but all the above will be, and there's no doubt that this will be too eventually. [0]: https://www.20minutes.fr/high-tech/by-the-web/4045390-20230713-blocage-sites-pornographiques-decision-retardee-associations-protection-enfance-lassees https://www.20minutes.fr/high-tech/by-the-web/4045390-202307... [1]: https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2023/07/06/le-senat-vote-a-l-unanimite-un-projet-de-loi-pour-securiser-et-reguler-l-espace-numerique_6180758_4408996.html https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2023/07/06/le-senat-vo... [2]: https://www.vie-publique.fr/loi/289345-securiser-et-reguler-lespace-nunerique-projet-de-loi-sren https://www.vie-publique.fr/loi/289345-securiser-et-reguler-... [3]: https://www.20minutes.fr/high-tech/by-the-web/4044754-20230707-reseaux-sociaux-projet-loi-securite-internet-vote-unanimite-senat https://www.20minutes.fr/high-tech/by-the-web/4044754-202307... [4]: https://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/piratage-sur-internet-166-sites-bloques-depuis-fin-2022-selon-l-arcom-20230521 https://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/piratage-sur-inter...