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Tech platforms unlikely to see EU countries agree on CSAM law by end of June

By Sara Brandstätter ( May 27, 2025, 16:05 GMT | Insight) -- Online messenger services such as Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Signal are unlikely to see an agreement by EU governments on the draft EU law to prevent and combat child sexual abuse material in June. The text, put forward by Poland in January, has so far failed to secure sufficient backing. At the next meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers, only a progress report is expected, rather than a deal on the proposed regulation, an EU source told MLex.Online messenger services such as Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp and Signal are unlikely to see EU governments reach an agreement on the draft law to prevent and combat child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, by the end of June, MLex understands....

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