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Xvideos: With a mysterious Frenchman at its helm, what is the second-largest porn site in the world that ignores Arcom and the EU?

Xvideos: With a mysterious Frenchman at its helm, what is the second-largest porn site in the world that ignores Arcom and the EU?
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Defying the authorities, the adult content site has not implemented user identification. Its owner, Stéphane Pacaud, remains secretive.
Little publicized, Xvideos is the most visited French site in the world. It has climbed into the top 15 of the most visited sites, all domains combined, ranking just after X (formerly Twitter) and WhatsApp, jostling with the giant Amazon, and even ahead of Netflix. (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto. AFP)

"Enter - I am 18 years or older." A simple click on the Xvideos.com home screen is still enough to access its pornographic content. While PornHub, YouPorn, and Redtube continue their protest against the implementation of the Sren law, voluntarily cutting off their broadcasts since June 4, the porn site Xvideos remains invariably accessible upon simple declaration. It does not comply with the mandatory identification to ensure that users are indeed adults.

Little publicized, Xvideos is the most visited French site in the world. It is among the top 15 most visited sites, all domains combined, ranking just after X (formerly Twitter) and WhatsApp, jostling with the giant Amazon, and even before Netflix. Only Pornhub is ahead of it in terms of adult sites, with 5.25 billion monthly visits compared to 3.47 billion for Xvideos.com, estimates

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