European amateur porn demonstrates an open sexuality that may be difficult for more prudish people to understand. From flirtatious French MILFs on Franporn to swinging public sex in clubs in the form of Club Du Porno, the genre offers something for everyone.

MILF, Anal and Mature were among the many categories to experience an increase in searches this year; Abella Danger in Poland, Blake Blossom in Germany and Sky Bri in Ukraine were especially sought-after names.

France

In France, where 12 percent of visitors to porn sites are under 18, the revelations of abuse in the French porn industry has prompted the Senate to call for stricter laws aimed at protecting actresses. They include allowing them to withdraw their consent for their images to be shared online, and giving them greater image rights.

Scholarship that explores women’s accounts of creating and sharing sexual images suggests amateur pornography offers discursive tools to negotiate sexual practices and identities. Varied terms such as ‘netporn, ‘realcore,’ and ‘alt porn’ reflect the complexities of this culture (Amundsen 2019).

The scandal has also highlighted the need to tackle the porn industry’s power structures and to prevent minors from accessing elicit material. France’s media regulator Arcom has called for porn sites to be blocked unless they introduce age verification mechanisms, but this proposal has been met with resistance by the companies involved.

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