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EU “Chat Control” (the proposed Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse, aka CSAR/CSA Regulation) has been in active debate since the Commission proposal in May 2022; recent negotiation mi...
The revised “Chat Control” (CSAR) proposal in late 2025 removes the Council’s earlier explicit requirement for mandatory, universal scanning of encrypted private communications but keeps obligations a...
The Council approved a compromise on the so‑called “Chat Control” (Child Sexual Abuse Regulation) and the file has moved into trilogue negotiations between the European Parliament, Commission and Coun...
EU “Chat Control” (the proposed Child Sexual Abuse Regulation / CSAR) has been debated through 2025 and could require scanning of messages or client‑side detection that bypasses end‑to‑end encryption,...
As of December 2025, the ( / CSAR) file has moved into trilogue negotiations after (via ) approved a revised mandate at the end of November—a close, divisive decision that cleared the way for talks be...