Fight Against Child Pornography: European Commission Warns Parliament

Handelsblatt

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In the fight against child pornography, messenger services are allowed to voluntarily search chats because of an exception - so far. Following a vote by the EU Parliament, the rule expires at the beginning of April.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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Providers such as Google, Meta or Snapchat are allowed to scan private messages on child pornographic content so far. This exception rule is now running out. The EU Commission is appalled.

n-tv.de

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On the net, pornographic representations accumulate. The perpetrators always aim at children. Until now, platforms were allowed to control private chats voluntarily on suspicion. The EU Parliament is now ending this regulation. Experts and platforms see this as a dangerous step.

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For years, the EU has been discussing a law to detect cases of child abuse more quickly on WhatsApp, Instagram and others. Now, the out of voluntary chat controls by the Messenger services seems to seal.

der Standard AT

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Should help fight child abuse - current provisions expire on 3 April, unless they are renewed by the EU Parliament

Die Presse

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The current chat control rules against child abuse expire on 3 April. The EU Commission calls on critics to vote for an extension.