By Júlia Tar ( October 15, 2026, 12:04 GMT | Insight) -- Negotiations on EU rules to combat online child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, have become entrenched in privacy and data protection concerns, leaving children’s rights absent from parts of the debate, but an agreement should come soon, a leading European Commission official has said. Representatives of EU governments and the European Parliament are due to continue negotiating the law for tackling CSAM on Dec. 8, MLex understands.Negotiations on EU rules to combat online child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, have become entrenched in privacy and data protection concerns, leaving children’s rights absent from parts of the debate, a leading European Commission official said Thursday....
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