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Tech platforms face fresh EU push for mandatory scanning for child abuse content

By Júlia Tar and Sara Brandstätter ( July 3, 2025, 13:05 GMT | Comment) -- Denmark has begun its six-month term as chair of EU policy discussions with a renewed push to force online messaging platforms to scan for child sexual abuse material on their platforms. But unless there's a break in the impasse over the balance between safeguarding children online and protecting digital privacy, it is likely that these companies will be allowed to continue taking a voluntary approach when rules expire in April 2026. Denmark has begun its six-month term as chair of EU policy discussions with a renewed push to force online messaging platforms such as Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp and Signal to scan for child sexual abuse material on their platforms....

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