EU child abuse talks advance on public content searches; nonpublic detection unresolved
By Júlia Tar ( September 29, 2026, 20:10 GMT | Insight) -- EU negotiators tentatively agreed Tuesday on rules for online providers to search publicly accessible content for child sexual abuse material, but left detection orders for nonpublic content unresolved, MLex understands. They also provisionally agreed on the tasks of a planned EU Centre. The public content agreement depends on a deal on the entire law, while technical experts will continue work on the outstanding detection rules.EU negotiators tentatively agreed Tuesday on rules for online providers to search publicly accessible content for child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, MLex understands. The agreement depends on the European Parliament and EU governments reaching a deal on the entire proposed law....
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