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Online services intentionally facilitating child sexual abuse could be criminalized by EU law

By Sara Brandstätter ( November 7, 2024, 14:19 GMT | Insight) -- The revision of an EU directive to combat child sexual abuse and illegal material could criminalize platforms that “intentionally” operate or administer child sexual abuse, the latest draft text by EU governments says. However, EU governments aren't yet in agreement on how far the definition should go and which platform and message services would be covered exactly.Platforms and messenger services that are intentionally operating or administering child sexual abuse could be uniformly criminalized within the EU, a revision of an EU directive foresees, MLex understands....

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