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EU Chat Control Debate

The European Union's debate on mandating providers to detect CSAM by scanning private communications, including the use of client-side scanning and its potential impact on end-to-end encryption.

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Feb 1, 2026
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How would codifying voluntary scanning in EU law affect messaging services that use end‑to‑end encryption?

Codifying “voluntary” scanning into law would shift a currently time‑limited derogation into a permanent legal framework that reshapes technical, commercial and legal choices for messaging services . ...

Jan 14, 2026
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Which EU member states have implemented Article 5 of the CSAM Directive into national law, and what do their statutes say about knowingly accessing CSAM?

There is no record in the provided reporting that identifies any EU Member State that has already implemented "Article 5" of the recast CSAM Directive into national law; the sources instead document o...

Jan 23, 2026

How do ESPs balance user privacy with automated scanning for CSAM, and what oversight exists for that process?

Email and messaging providers attempt to reconcile user privacy with automated detection through a mix of on‑device hashing or AI scans, narrowly scoped risk assessments and voluntary programmes — whi...

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