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The Council of the EU has moved to reinstate an interim measure allowing online service providers voluntarily to detect, report and remove child sexual abuse material from their services.
The measure is a derogation from electronic communications data protection rules. The Council said voluntary detection and reporting by providers played a role in identifying offenders, supporting investigations, rescuing victims and reducing the spread of abusive material online.
The proposal is part of continuing EU work on child protection and online safety. It comes while institutions continue to debate longer-term rules on the detection and reporting of online child sexual abuse material.