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EU lawmakers' committee calls for rejecting extension of CSAM temporary rules

By Júlia Tar ( March 5, 2026, 09:08 GMT | Insight) -- The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has rejected a proposal to extend the EU’s temporary regime allowing voluntary detection of online child sexual abuse material. As the legislation failed to win a majority in committee, the parliament's rules mandate the committee to recommend that the full assembly reject the measure, an internal document seen by MLex shows. Meanwhile political groups are still discussing changes to the text ahead of the full vote.A draft report that would have extended the EU’s temporary regime allowing online platforms to voluntarily detect online child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, was rejected Monday evening by the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee, or LIBE....

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