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Concerns mount over EU plans to scan private pics for child sexual abuse content

Concerns mount over EU plans to scan private pics for child sexual abuse content

Update: 2025-09-14
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It's crunch time for "chat control", the European Commission's plan to scan private messages and report content suspected of being child sexual abuse. At a European Council meeting on Friday, security officials from across the EU debated the latest proposal, whereby photos and links sent on messaging apps – encrypted or not – would be scanned on-device by an artificial intelligence on the lookout for child sexual abuse material, known to the general public as child pornography.

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Concerns mount over EU plans to scan private pics for child sexual abuse content

Concerns mount over EU plans to scan private pics for child sexual abuse content

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