EU legislation allowing voluntary CSAM scanning by tech and social media companies expired April 3 after lawmakers failed to agree on the terms of an extension
Politico Sam Clark
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@POLITICOEurope Very manipulative description of the success of EU citizens and residents in defending privacy and speaking against Chat Control. It is upsetting that the writer and publisher of this article in @politico doesn't seem to be even for a second neutral in describing …
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European tech firms enter a legal vacuum April 5 as the law allowing voluntary scanning for child abuse material expires. While Brussels warns that continued monitoring violates the e-Privacy Directive, giants like Meta and Google vow to maintain the practice to ensure platform …