European political entities failed to agree to track images of child pornography and child abuse shared online.
A The current regulation is transitional and expires in two weeks. If institutions do not reach a consensus by then, the associations warn that there may be dangers for children.
Once again this week the European Parliament and the Member States of the European Union (EU) met to decide on the control of online conversations, but they left without an agreement.
“If progress is not made, platforms will be legally prevented from screening communications in the search for sexual abuse material of children and young people”, he revealed Tito de Morais, from the ‘Miúdos Seguros na Net’ project.
So-called chat control, a 2021 derogation, allowed tech giants with communications services to automatically track content for detect material that contains or evidences child sexual abuse or attempts at online grooming.
If the legislative impasse continues, From April 3rd, the date on which the derogation expires, we could reach what has been called a legal vacuum with risks for children.
Between the debate and reaching an agreement, there are arguments from member states that involve the right to privacy and fundamental freedoms. For experts, children’s rights are worth more.
“We don’t believe there isn’t a way to detect these things without intruding on people’s privacy,” he said. Cristiane Miranda, co-founder of the ‘Agarrados à Net’ project.
For now no extraordinary meeting is planned to implement definitive legislation or extend the derogation period again.
