An EU government body proposed a plan to scan private messages as part of an effort to combat child sexual abuse material.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, EDRi, TechCrunch) confirm the European Commission's 2022 proposal for the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, which includes provisions for scanning private messages, including encrypted ones, to combat CSAM. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.825 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- A Controversial Plan to Scan Private Messages for Child Abuse Meets Fresh Scandal (seed:technology_and_ai)
- https://edri.org/our-work/csa-regulation-document-pool/ (corroboration)
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/26/eu-lawmakers-agree-on-key-detection-limits-in-controversial-csam-scanning-file (corroboration)