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France\u2019s Senate has voted in a new criminal offence targeting intermediaries or agents representing adult content creators on online platforms. The bill, which has sparked deep divisions, aims to crack down on what supporters call \u201cpimping 2.0\u201d.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

France\u2019s Senate on Tuesday evening overwhelmingly approved a bill creating a new criminal offence of ‘online sexual exploitation’. The proposal, introduced by conservative Les R\u00e9publicains Senator Marie Mercier, seeks to tackle agents or intermediaries of adult content creators operating on platforms offering personalised sexual services such as OnlyFans and the French platform Mym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The text was significantly rewritten during parliamentary debates, resulting in the creation of \u201ca new offence inspired by human trafficking lawThe legislation primarily targets agents who operate around subscription-based adult content platforms, accused of profiting from abusive practices, in some cases likened to modern forms of exploitation or coercion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A legal grey area<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Platforms such as OnlyFans and Mym operate on a subscription model in which users pay for access to photos, videos or personalised se<\/strong>xual content on demand. Their popularity surged since the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, under French law, prostitution requires physical contact. Because online sexual services take place remotely, they do not fall within the legal definition of prostitution, a position confirmed by France\u2019s highest court, the Cour de cassation, notably in rulings concerning live-streamed sexual performances or \u201ccamming\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, neither the platforms nor the intermediaries who profit from them can currently be prosecuted for pimping under existing legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe problem is that we are witnessing a fundamental debate about whether this type of content should be considered prostitution,\u201d digital law attorney Rapha\u00ebl Molina told Euronews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Faced with this legal deadlock, senators opted for a different approach: creating a standalone offence specifically targeting intermediaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Targeting ‘pimps 2.0’<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The law focuses on so-called \u201cmanagers\u201d or \u201cagents\u201d who recruit, supervise and monetise the activity of adult content creators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On paper, the young women involved \u2014 typically in their early to mid-20s, often students \u2014 are said to be looking to \u201cmake ends meet\u201d through online services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Senator Mercier, managers \u201cpromise their models financial independence\u201d and \u201ca risk-free activity in their bedroom, behind a screen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, she argues, \u201cthe reality behind the scenes is far more sordid,\u201d involving \u201cminors,\u201d \u201cconsent sometimes obtained through harassment,\u201d and \u201cincreasingly unhealthy or violent images and videos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese are not the creators we are targeting,\u201d Mercier told Euronews. \u201cI am targeting the business chain of these men \u2014 usually aged between 20 and 30 \u2014 who make a lot of money at the expense of these young women whose lives are being destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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France\u2019s Senate has voted in a new criminal offence targeting intermediaries or agents representing adult content creators on online platforms. The bill, which has sparked deep divisions, aims to crack down on what supporters call \u201cpimping 2.0\u201d. France\u2019s Senate on Tuesday evening overwhelmingly approved a bill creating a new criminal offence of ‘online sexual exploitation’. The proposal, introduced by conservative…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,58,98,43],"tags":[197,196,198,103,199],"class_list":["post-177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dark-toons","category-nasty-white-girls","category-onlyfans","category-private-sex-tape","tag-ban-only-fans","tag-euro-sex","tag-omg","tag-onlyfans","tag-wtf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbcsexnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbcsexnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbcsexnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbcsexnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbcsexnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbcsexnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbcsexnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177\/revisions\/181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbcsexnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbcsexnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbcsexnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbcsexnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}