Parliament spat erupts over role of Womenโs Rights committee in child abuse directive
‘We don’t have time to waste on debates about gender theory,’ said right-wing MEP, Fabrice Leggeri.
child abuse
3 unsolved mysteries in the case of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
Why does the Russian-born tech tycoon have so many nationalties? And where do his loyalties lie?
How to navigate Hungaryโs EU presidency policy agenda like a pro
The countryโs Council stint will be marked by political change in Brussels following the EU election.
Pope Francis has lost control of his liberal revolution
Trouble is brewing in the very regions that cradled the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.
EU cancels vote on child sexual abuse law amid encryption concerns
Countries clash over how to safeguard privacy when rooting out illegal pictures and grooming on private chat apps.
EU nears consensus on child abuse draft law, new agency takes lead on privacy preservation
A proposed centralised agency to support the detection and removal of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) will also be assessing how to technically preserve privacy while detecting such content in text communications included in the law’s scope, accordi…
EU Media Freedom Act: the convolutions of the new legislation
Samira Asmaa Allioui,
research and tutorial fellow at the Centre d’รฉtudes internationales et
europรฉennes de l’Universitรฉ de Strasbourg
Photo credit: Bin im Garten, via Wikimedia
Commons
Journalists are under pressure in
differ…
Tech file on online child abuse material remains incomplete, risks grodlock
The draft law on detecting and reporting online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), sparking criticism and tension in the past, remains one of the important yet incomplete tech files of the EU, highlighting its significance as it risks being abandoned …
EU investigates Facebook owner Meta over child safety and mental health concerns
Companyโs social media platforms, which also include Instagram, may have addictive effects, says European Commissionโข Business live โ latest updatesThe European Commission has opened an investigation into the owner of Facebook and Instagram over concer…
This is the super-scandal that should bring down Viktor Orbรกn โ and itโs far from over | Katalin Cseh
Hungaryโs president quit over the fallout of a child abuse case, but the โpro-familyโ prime minister still has questions to answerAfter nearly 14 years running Hungary, Viktor Orbรกnโs regime is crumbling under the weight of its own hypocrisies. The cou…
Hungarian president resigns over child abuser pardon controversy
Hungarian President Katalin Novรกk, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orbรกn, announced her resignation Saturday (10 February) following outrage over a pardon granted to a man implicated in a child sexual abuse case.
Hungary president resigns over child abuse pardon
Katalin Novak steps down live on TV after pardoning man jailed for covering up sexual abuse at a children’s home.
New EU rules will criminalise ‘paedophilia handbooks’ and deepfakes of child abuse
The European Commission has proposed updated rules that expand the definition of child sexual abuse and lengthen the statute of limitations.
A year on from Turkeyโs earthquake, devastation continues
Hundreds of kids are still missing, as families say their children were rescued from the rubble and checked into nearby hospitals but have vanished since.
Inside the police force scouring the internet to save abused children
Child sexual abuse material is proliferating online, leaving law enforcement fighting against the tide.
Anger over plan to name Mรฉtro station after โmisogynistโ Serge Gainsbourg
Petition demanding station outside Paris does not use singerโs name has received 4,000 signaturesHe was a poet-provocateur whose songs transformed French music and whose often outrageous behaviour on TV was shrugged off with a smile.But plans to name a…
Activists hand over 540,000 strong petition on online child abuse to European Parliament
They are calling for the strongest possible measures when it comes to the EU’s measures preventing and combating online child abuse.
How to navigate Belgiumโs EU presidency policy agenda like a pro
Time is running out to make progress on files before the 2024 European election.
Brussels, my love? EU capitals juggle national interests with climate targets
In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we discuss rumours to keep the financial sector out of corporate sustainability regulations and examine the EUโs proposals to combat child abuse online.
Europolโs Joint and Several Liability Regime: Revolutionizing EU Fundamental Rights Responsibility?
Dr Joyce de Coninck, University
of Ghent
Photo credit: Oseveno
Introduction
The Europol Regulation introduces
a system of joint and several EU liability for unlawful data processing in
violation of Article 7 and 8 of the Chart…
Europolโs Joint and Several Liability Regime: Revolutionizing EU Fundamental Rights Responsibility?
Dr Joyce de Coninck, University
of Ghent
Photo credit: Oseveno
Introduction
The Europol Regulation introduces
a system of joint and several EU liability for unlawful data processing in
violation of Article 7 and 8 of the Chart…
EU privacy chief says child abuse bill will upend internet
The European Commission’s bill to curb online child sex abuse will fundamentally change the internet, says the EU’s data protection chief, Wojciech Wiewiรณrowski.
EU Commissionโs microtargeting to promote law on child abuse under scrutiny
The European Commission’s use of microtargeting techniques to promote its controversial law to prevent the dissemination of child sexual abuse material is under investigation over concerns it might have violated the EU data protection and privacy rules.
Australian watchdog fines X (formerly Twitter) for failing to tackle child abuse content
Australiaโs online safety watchdog said X provided no answers to some questions including how many staff remained on the trust and safety team that worked on preventing harmful and illegal content.
UK dials up fight with Meta over encryption
New campaign comes as the United Kingdom finalizes rules that would allow it to monitor encrypted chats.
Alabama priest โgroomed young girlsโ before fleeing to Italy with 18-year-old
Alex Crow was previously accused of acting inappropriately with students and remains under orders by archdiocese to return homeA Roman Catholic priest in Alabama who fled to Europe with a recent high school graduate whom he met through his work has dra…
The baby at the centre of an India-Germany diplomatic row
The toddler was taken away from her Indian family on accusations of child abuse. Her parents deny the charges.
Pope, in Portugal, warns half a million young Catholics of social media snares
One of the biggest crowds ever seen in Portugal mobbed Pope Francis as he rode in an open vehicle to a rally where he told young Catholics from all over the world to beware the false happiness lurking in social media.