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EU governments still oppose child sexual abuse material draft law (update*)

By Júlia Tar and Sara Brandstätter ( March 5, 2025, 22:39 GMT | Insight) -- Messenger services such as those provided by Meta Platforms still face legal uncertainty in the EU on the issue of child sexual abuse material, as the bloc's member states cannot agree on a draft law, a discussion paper dated March 4 and seen by MLex said. The paper included responses from member states about issues such as provider obligations. The latest watered-down proposal from the Polish presidency of the Council of the EU didn’t get overwhelming support, and will further be discussed on March 11.Messenger services such as those provided by Meta Platforms still face legal uncertainty on the issue of child sexual abuse material, as the bloc's member states cannot agree on a draft law aiming to detect and remove such material, a discussion paper dated March 4 and seen by MLex said....

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