Child pornography: «Today, children as young as 8 or 9 are exposed to it.» Default parental controls to prevent children from visiting pornographic websites. Internet providers have six months to implement this system, Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday during a speech presenting the plan against violence against children at UNESCO. He also called for pornographic websites to verify the age of their visitors, who currently declare that they are of legal age with a simple click.
In fact, the Penal Code prohibits access to pornographic websites for those under the age of 18. But that's just in theory. In practice, when you're a minor: «You go to the sites and you don't even need to enter a password or anything, you just go straight there. It says under 18 or not, and we all accept it even if we're not 18,» explains one young man.
And that is precisely what many parents fear. Catherine has set up parental controls for her daughter.
