European Commission - Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs
European Commission - Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs
12/19/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/19/2025 09:22
Commission proposes to extend Interim Regulation allowing service providers to continue voluntary detection and reporting of child sexual abuse
On 19 December, the European Commission proposed an extension of the Interim Regulation, laying down a derogation from certain provisions of the e-Privacy Directive to combat child sexual abuse online.
This will allow providers of certain communication services to continue voluntary detection and reporting of child sexual abuse on their services and removing of child sexual abuse material from them.
Next steps
It is now for the European Parliament and the Council to adopt this proposal.
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19 December 2025
AuthorDirectorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs
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