MEPs call for crackdown on child sexual abuse without ‘mass surveillance’
The European Parliament adopted Tuesday its draft position on plans to crack down on child sexual abuse online, calling for the new EU rules to avoid "mass surveillance" or "scanning" of the internet.
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00:27 This is about striking the right balance between the protection of children and at the same time to provide a legal framework in which privacy and data protection is ensured.
00:39 There is no massive scanning, encrypted messages will not be touched, there is only targeted scanning of messages.
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01:08 I can understand that some groups and organisations would like to have gone further but it's our duty as legislators to again strike the right balance.
01:20 This is a mandatory framework so all the companies offering digital services in the European Union will have to conduct risk assessment,
01:30 we have to put in place mitigation measures and eventually can be subject to a detection order.
01:38 I think it's extremely important and it changes the paradigm of the fight against child sexual abuse.
01:45 [Music]
01:59 We all know that there are member states who really are against binding legislation on this matter.
02:05 So for us we really are strong now as a parliament and we are strong there to convince commission and council to have this binding European legislation.
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