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EU Parliament backs shorter 2027 deadline for temporary CSAM detection regime

By Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi ( March 2, 2026, 12:40 GMT | Insight) -- The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has moved to limit the extension of the EU’s interim child sexual abuse material detection regime to June 3, 2027, rather than the 2028 end-date previously supported by member states. Any prolongation will require agreement between the parliament and EU countries, with negotiations expected to begin as early as next Wednesday, MLex understands.The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has proposed tightening the deadline for the EU’s interim child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, detection regime, shortening its application until June 3, 2027, significantly earlier than the 2028 end-date backed by member states....

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