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…

Audio communications excluded in latest draft of child sexual abuse material law

A new compromise text of the draft law on online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), dated 28 May and seen by Euractiv, excludes audio communications from the scope and tries to strike a new balance between encryption and fighting CSAM.

Service providers in focus of new compromise text of online child sexual abuse draft law

The Belgian EU Council Presidency’s latest compromise text of the draft law on detecting and preventing online child sexual abuse material further clarifies risk categorisation thresholds and lays out service providers’ obligation for data retention.