Overview
- Member states adopted a common position that drops blanket on-device scanning of private messages in the child sexual abuse regulation.
- The deal would make permanent the current exception that allows providers to scan voluntarily for abuse material.
- Online services must identify and mitigate child-safety risks, which could include reliable age checks and enforcement of age limits.
- The draft creates an EU center to support enforcement and coordination with national authorities and Europol, while enabling orders for removals, blocking, and search-result delisting.
- Trilogue negotiations now start, and the Commission must reassess after three years whether mandatory provider obligations are needed as privacy watchdogs and civil society warn of risks from voluntary scanning and age verification.