Lawmakers and countries on both sides of the divide failed to agree on permanent rules last month following a dispute on the scope of detection.

The legislation has been dubbed "chat control" by its critics, due to its privacy implications, particularly on end-to-end encrypted communications. #EuropeNews

MEPs vote again on temporary rules allowing chat scanning for child abuse content

BRUSSELS, July 9 : EU lawmakers backed a proposal on Thursday to reinstate temporary rules to allow Google, Meta Platforms and other online platforms to detect and remove online…

Lawmakers and countries on both sides of the divide failed to agree on permanent rules last month following a dispute on the scope of detection.

Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages to find child abuse material online.

The European Parliament has approved an extension of temporary rules allowing online platforms to continue voluntarily scanning unencrypted user communications for known child…