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MEPs endorsed a temporary regulation that allows web-based service providers to continue fighting child sexual abuse material online on a voluntary basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the context of a worrying increase in the volume of child abuse material on the internet<\/a> exacerbated by the pandemic, the House backed with 537 votes in favour, 133 against and 24 abstentions a piece of legislation to protect children more effectively from sexual abuse and exploitation when using webmail, chat and messaging services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement reached in April<\/a> foresees the temporary derogation from Articles 5(1) and 6(1) of Directive 2002\/58\/EC<\/a>, which protects the confidentiality of communications and traffic data. This legislation will apply for a maximum of three years, or fewer if new permanent rules on tackling child sexual abuse online are agreed in the meantime. Service providers should use the least privacy-intrusive technologies possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Child sexual abuse material<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online material linked to child sexual abuse is detected using specific technologies that scan content, such as images and text, or traffic data. While hashing technology helps with images and videos, classifiers and artificial intelligence are used to analyse text or traffic data to detect cyber grooming. The new rules will not apply to the scanning of audio communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Strengthened privacy protection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MEPs insisted on establishing appropriate procedures and redress mechanisms to ensure that individuals can lodge complaints if they consider that their rights have been infringed. National data protection authorities will have better oversight of the technologies used by the service providers through prior impact assessment and consultation procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next steps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regulation must be formally adopted by the Council and will then be published in the Official Journal. It will enter into force on the third day following its publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This legislative change was necessary in order to allow web service providers to continue applying voluntary measures to combat and prevent the spread of child sexual abuse content on the internet, following the full application of the EU Electronics Communications Code<\/a> in December 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commission intends to propose a more permanent solution to address this problem in the course of 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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