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European Union countries and the European Parliament failed to agree last week on extending a temporary measure that regulates how social media platforms must deal with finding and removing child sexual abuse content, leaving a legal vacuum on the issue.
Several companies show "deep concern" with the impact of negotiations with the EU, warning that the end of the legal base may result in the detention and complaint of sexual abuse to minors.
German police demand further chat controls as EU rule comes to an end
The German Police Union (GdP) issued a stark warning that the fight against child abuse will become more difficult as a Europe-wide regulation ends amid disagreement as to how it should continue, reported dpa. The impending end of voluntary “chat monitoring” at EU level will significantly hamper police efforts to effectively combat serious forms of crime against children and young people, the union said on Saturday. At present, an exemption allo…
The communication comes after the EU Council and the European Parliament have not reached an agreement on the legal mechanism allowing online service providers to identify and report child sexual abuse material in a temporary regime since 2021, while a permanent legislative framework is not approved.
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The current mechanism expires on 3 April. According to the companies, the renewal of this is more than creating uncertainty and reducing the mechanisms are available to identify these crimes.
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