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18.11.2025 - 19:48 [ General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union / Netzpolitik.org ]

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse

I. BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION

1. On 11 May 2022, the Commission submitted to the Council and the European Parliament a proposal for a Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse 1 , which aims to oblige online service providers, such as providers of hosting services and interpersonal communications services, to prevent the dissemination of, to detect, report and remove child sexual abuse material (‘CSAM’), to prevent, detect and report the solicitation of children (‘grooming’), and to set up a new decentralised EU agency (the ‘EU Centre’) to support the implementation of the proposed Regulation, together with a network of national Coordinating Authorities and other competent authorities.

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II. MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENCY COMPROMISE TEXT
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f) EU Centre to prevent and combat child sexual abuse (Articles 40-82, Recitals 58-74a):

– The EU Centre keeps its core functions by assessing, processing and forwarding reports from the providers, advising and otherwise supporting national authorities, facilitating the cooperation with stakeholders and establishing the databases of indicators to support the voluntary activities of providers using the derogation under Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 and the issuance of blocking and delisting orders.

– The tasks of the EU Centre are expanded to assist more strongly in the risk assessment and mitigation process, and to develop or facilitate the development of technologies;

– The strengthening of aspects of prevention is introduced, including the preparation of dedicated national strategies by the Member States and a comprehensive communication and outreach strategy by the EU Centre;

– Clarifications about the cooperation between the EU Centre and Europol are
included;

– The possibility for the cooperation of the EU Centre with other EU agencies and bodies, third countries and international organisations is introduced;

– The Executive Board should not be established. Its tasks are conferred on the Management Board of the EU Centre;

(i) ) Entry into force and application (Article 89, Recital 78a)

– The Presidency text foresees that this Regulation will apply 24 months after its entry into force, some provisions related to reporting, the EU Centre, data collection and transparency reporting after 48 months and the amendment to Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 immediately.

18.11.2025 - 19:15 [ ResearchGate.net ]

EU Intelligence Network: ENFOPOL

(January 2010)

ENFOPOL (Enforcement Police) is a European electronic intelligence network, which is able to fully track and monitor all types of electronic communicaƟons. Police have connected the EU states and it is organized aŌer the ECHELON (Electronic Surveillance OperaƟon) – the U.S. intelligence network, which includes: Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Great Britain. European police cooperaƟon on this basis has been established in the form of working groups –
the police-squad experts, gathered from all EU countries, primarily in the field of the fight against cyber-crime. These experts have determined the legal way to promote, attain and improve the fight against contemporary forms of security threats, terrorism, organized crime, and the like.

IntroducƟon

Modern electronic devices have not only become a matter of prestige, but also a pressing need, for both state and non-state organizations. Some experts and scholars view them as a product of a “complex interdependence”, while others deem that they have been created as a result of electronic revolution and therefore have to be an integral part of life. Notwithstanding the above, many criminal and terrorist organizations see the inventions related to electronics as an opportune tool for their activities and as a way to get rich.

18.11.2025 - 18:29 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

EU-Staaten einigen sich auf freiwillige Chatkontrolle

Die Mehrheit der Staaten „unterstützten den Kompromissvorschlag“. Mindestens 15 sprachen sich dafür aus, darunter Deutschland und Frankreich.

Deutschland „begrüßte sowohl die Streichung der verpflichtenden Maßnahmen als auch die dauerhafte Verankerung freiwilliger Maßnahmen“.

26.10.2025 - 14:53 [ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ]

Sanft entsorgt

(30.03.2014)

Eine verschlüsselte Festplatte war im November 2011 dem BKA ausgehändigt worden.

Die Excel-Dateien und Filmkopien enthielten unter anderem Edathys Schicksalsdaten: Ab der Spalte 5.311 unter dem Buchstaben „S“ wie Sebastian befanden sich seine Bestellungen für Bilder nackter Jungen. Aber bis zu diesem Eintrag kam die Beamtin nicht. Sie blieb bei der groben Durchsicht bei Spalte 1123 hängen: Und war wie elektrisiert: Denn dort stand, unter dem Buchstaben „D“, der Name ihres BKA-Gruppenleiters.

17.09.2025 - 18:08 [ Euronews.com ]

Kallas calls on Germany to stop hindering EU diplomacy in Gaza

(Updated 17/09/2025 – 11:04 GMT+2)

To make good on von der Leyen’s announcement, Kallas told Euronews that the commission would propose on Wednesday reimposing duties on Israeli goods in response to the war in Gaza and ongoing violations in the West Bank.

But suspending trade with Israel would require a qualified majority vote, and Germany leads the front of European countries opposing sanctions on the Jewish state, owing to the role it played in the Holocaust.

21.08.2025 - 20:58 [ AllAboutCookies.org ]

What You Should Know About the 5 Eyes, 9 Eyes, and 14 Eyes Alliances

( Apr 27, 2025)

– Five Eyes countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
– Nine Eyes countries: The Five Eyes plus Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, and France
– Fourteen Eyes countries: The Nine Eyes plus Italy, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, and Spain
– Partners of the Fourteen Eyes: Israel, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, British Overseas Territories

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The alliances can collect and store your internet activity from your internet service provider (ISP), third-party surveillance, or activity trackers.

This data includes your IP address, browsing history, search history, phone calls, video calls, private messages, emails, and anything else that passes through your internet connection. Basically, if it’s sent via an internet connection, it can be tracked, recorded, and stored.

21.08.2025 - 20:38 [ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ]

Sanft entsorgt

(30.03.2014)

Eine verschlüsselte Festplatte war im November 2011 dem BKA ausgehändigt worden.

Die Excel-Dateien und Filmkopien enthielten unter anderem Edathys Schicksalsdaten: Ab der Spalte 5.311 unter dem Buchstaben „S“ wie Sebastian befanden sich seine Bestellungen für Bilder nackter Jungen. Aber bis zu diesem Eintrag kam die Beamtin nicht. Sie blieb bei der groben Durchsicht bei Spalte 1123 hängen: Und war wie elektrisiert: Denn dort stand, unter dem Buchstaben „D“, der Name ihres BKA-Gruppenleiters.

21.08.2025 - 20:32 [ Heise.de ]

Sexueller Missbrauch: Digitaler Raum spielt zentrale Rolle

Dobrindt zeigte sich daher zufrieden, dass die von der Koalition beschlossene dreimonatige IP-Vorratsdatenspeicherung kommen werde. „Wir können keine Aufdeckung erreichen, wenn uns die technischen Möglichkeiten, in diesem Fall die rechtlichen Möglichkeiten fehlen“, sagte der CSU-Politiker. Der Gesetzentwurf dafür solle in Kürze fertiggestellt werden, zuständig dafür sei jedoch das SPD-geführte Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz.

Auch der Präsident des Bundeskriminalamts (BKA), Holger Münch, hofft auf die Wirkung der IP-Vorratsdatenspeicherung mit Portzuordnung.

31.07.2025 - 11:19 [ Nationalworld.com ]

Spotify age limit UK: Warning accounts ‚will get deleted‘ unless users ‚do age verification‘ – is it true as over 400k sign petition to repeal Online Safety Act

Spotify says: “You may be presented with an age check when you try to access certain age restricted content, like music videos tagged 18+. Some users will be asked to perform an age check when accessing certain age restricted content.

“You can do this by going through our facial age check. If this shows inaccurate results, you can always correct that with an ID verification.”

31.07.2025 - 11:09 [ BrusselsSignal.eu ]

New UK Online Safety Act triggers digital content restrictions

(July 29, 2025)

The UK Labour Party has previously hinted at potential bans on VPN usage, signalling further crackdowns may be on the horizon.

31.07.2025 - 10:30 [ Techradar.com ]

The EU could be scanning your chats by October 2025 – here‘s everything we know

(July 7, 2025)

So-called Chat Control aims to halt the spread of CSAM content online by scanning all communications, especially encrypted ones.

31.07.2025 - 10:22 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Internes Protokoll: EU-Juristen kritisieren dänischen Vorschlag zur Chatkontrolle

Deutschland lehnt die schlimmsten Inhalte des Gesetzes seit zwei Jahren ab, darunter Scannen verschlüsselter Kommunikation, Umgehung von Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung und Client-Side-Scanning. Bisher ist noch nicht klar, ob die neue Bundesregierung dabei bleibt. Die deutsche Delegation verweist „auf die noch ausstehende Positionierung“.

15.03.2025 - 11:51 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

EU-Sicherheitsstrategie könnte „Einfallstor für globale Überwachung“ werden

In den vergangenen Jahren hat die Endlosdebatte um Verschlüsselung merklich Fahrt aufgenommen. So diskutiert die EU derzeit etwa, ob im Rahmen der sogenannten Chatkontrolle Inhalte vor der Verschlüsselung durchleuchtet werden sollen, während eine eigens eingerichtete EU-Arbeitsgruppe im Herbst konkrete Vorschläge zum „Going-Dark“-Phänomen unterbreitet hat.

Anfang April will die EU-Digitalkommissarin Henna Virkkunen eine neue europäische Strategie der inneren Sicherheit vorstellen. Details sind noch unklar, den Digitalbereich wird die Strategie jedoch anfassen – und sich dabei wohl von den laufenden Debatten beeinflussen lassen. In einer derzeit laufenden Konsultation dazu weist die Kommission etwa darauf hin, dass „die bestehenden Maßnahmen der Mitgliedstaaten und der EU“ nicht ausreichen würden, um mit den neuen Bedrohungen von Außen wie von Innen zurechtzukommen.

11.03.2025 - 15:02 [ PWC.com ]

UK online safety deadlines loom, impacting 100K companies worldwide

(February 26, 2ß25)

The rules affect thousands of businesses of all sizes worldwide, far exceeding the scope of the EU’s Digital Safety Act (DSA) and similar online safety frameworks. Companies that view the OSA as the “UK‘s DSA” may be surprised to learn that it applies to a much wider range of tech businesses, not just the biggest global platforms.

In fact, it applies to more than 100,000 user-to-user (U2U) and search services providers that target the UK market or have many UK users — including social media apps, video sharing platforms (VSPs), private messaging apps, online marketplaces, gaming sites, search engines and others — even if they’re small or based overseas.

11.03.2025 - 15:00 [ pymnts.com ]

UK Publishes Safety Rules for Online Service Providers

(December 16, 2024)

The act places new safety requirements on social media platforms, search engines, messaging, gaming and dating apps, and pornographic and file-sharing sites.

Websites and apps covered by the law have until March 16 of next year to “complete an assessment to understand the risks illegal content poses to children and adults on their platform,” the release said.

The law lists more than 130 “priority offenses.” Companies that fail to comply could be fined up to 10% of global annual turnover or up to 18 million pounds (about $22.8 million), whichever number is greater.

The U.K. adopted the Online Safety Bill last year after a lengthy period of debate.