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Extend messaging services' child-abuse detection exemption, EU Commission urged

By Júlia Tar ( June 4, 2025, 10:31 GMT | Insight) -- Online messaging services such as Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Signal should be allowed to continue voluntary detection in the EU of online child sexual-abuse material beyond a deadline of next April, according to Polish officials currently leading EU governments' legislative agenda. They urge the European Commission to extend a temporary exemption to privacy rules and avoid a legal gap as deadlock continues over a permanent legal frameworkOnline messaging services such as Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Signal should be allowed to continue voluntary detection in the EU of online child sexual-abuse material beyond a deadline of next April, Polish officials have urged.  ...

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