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When the Paris Court of Appeal recentlyblocked four porn sites in Francefor not have a proper years verification system , the two online child protection not-for-profit that had pushed for the blocks probably imagine they ’d scored a large triumph . But in one case , it turned out to be a bit of a ego - own .
Asl’Informé report , the not-for-profit went after Iciporno , Mrsexe , Tukif , and xHamster . Their complaints list the connection computer address of the sites , but for xHamster they put “ fr.xhamster.com , ” point to the site ’s French subdomain .
As a result , the motor lodge order block of “ fr.xhamster.com , ” include the “ fr . ” prefix . This means internet service supplier have abide by with the fiat and blocked xHamster at the DNS level but only with the “ atomic number 87 . ” prefix . So xHamster remains accessible in France — until regulator , Arcom , finds a way to shut down this unenviable loophole .
