US EditionEU Backs Away From Requiring Tech Companies to Scan and Remove CSAM
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EU backs away from requiring tech companies to scan and remove CSAM
EU member states have agreed on a position regarding online child protection legislation that doesn't force global tech companies to identify and remove child sexual abuse materials (CSAM.) This is being seen as a major victory for US tech companies like Google and Meta, according to reporting by Reuters. This new European Council language contradicts a 2023 position in which the European Parliament would have required messaging services, app st…
Representatives of EU member states agreed on Wednesday on a draft regulation that is to address the spread of child sexual abuse material on the internet. The EU Council reported this. According to ČTK sources, the Czech Republic voted against it, as it is concerned about the breach of encrypted communication. The regulation, known as CSAM and...
EU countries agreed on a proposal against child pornography, Czech Republic voted against
Brussels – Representatives of EU member states today agreed on a proposal aimed at combating the spread of materials on the internet depicting child sexual abuse. The EU Council reported on this. According to CTK sources, the Czech Republic voted against it, opposing the breach of encrypted communication. The regulation known by the acronym CSAM and nicknamed chat control had many critics, and there was not enough support for its approval for a …
Representatives of the European Union member states agreed on Wednesday on a proposal to combat the spread of child sexual abuse material on the Internet. The EU Council announced this. The Czech Republic voted against, objecting to the breach of encrypted communication. The Council will have to agree on the final text with the European Parliament. The regulation, known by the acronym CSAM and nicknamed chat control, had many critics and for a l…
Representatives of the member states in the Council of the EU have agreed on a proposal to address the spread of child sexual abuse material on the Internet. The regulation, known as CSAM and nicknamed chat control, has had many critics due to the possibility of breaking into private conversations and for a long time there was not enough support for its approval. However, during the current vote, Germany supported the regulation, unlike in the p…
Protecting Children Online: EU Member States Adopt Negotiating Mandate for CSAM Rules
Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, ambassadors of the 27 EU Member States agreed on their common negotiating position for new EU rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse (CSA), the so-called CSA Regulation. Following strong pushback from civil society – which labelled previous proposals as ‘Chat Control’ – and the digital sector over fundamental privacy risks, the Danish Council Presidency proposed a new text. The partial negotiating mandate adop…
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