Platforms see renewed debate about EU rules for detecting child abuse content
By Júlia Tar ( June 25, 2026, 16:25 GMT | Comment) -- Online platforms could once again have a legal basis in the EU to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse material if lawmakers revive an interim regulation that expired in April. EU ambassadors are due to discuss the issue on Friday after the president of the European Parliament urged the bloc's leaders to consider a temporary CSAM regulation, MLex understands. Online platforms could once again have a legal basis in the EU for voluntarily detecting child sexual abuse material if lawmakers revive an interim regulation that expired in April....
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