# France Orders Internet Providers to Block Polymarket, Widening the Global Squeeze on Prediction Markets

The gambling regulator cited addictive design, missing self-exclusion tools and possible manipulation of weather markets. French traffic to the site had risen to more than 578,000 monthly visits despite a 2024 payments ban.

- Published: 2026-07-19T05:27:20.177Z
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- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/18/france-orders-country-s-internet-service-providers-to-block-polymarket), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/france-orders-isps-to-block-polymarket-as-scrutiny-widens/), [France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260717-france-orders-internet-service-providers-to-block-access-to-polymarket)

France has escalated its move against Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction market, from a financial ban to a full network block. The Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ), France's national gambling authority, ordered internet service pr…

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