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Now playing Next Tech News Lawmakers back fix absent deal to block child sexual abuse material online The European Parliament today voted in favour of extending a temporary solution to combat child sexual abuse material online, as a deal on proposed legislation will unlikely be reached before the end of the mandate of this European Commission. 31/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Activists give 540,000 strong petition on online child abuse to MEPs They are calling for the strongest possible measures when it comes to the EU's measures preventing and combating online child abuse. 06/12/2023
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Now playing Next World News Euroviews. Commissioner Johannson countered privacy concerns with more straw men The Commissioner's failure to answer the issues we raise shows she knows the European Commission’s regulation on Child Sexual Abuse Material cannot succeed. Instead, the post responds to statements we never made, Carmela Troncoso and Bart Preneel write. 17/07/2023
Now playing Next World News Euroviews. Detecting child sexual abuse material shouldn't be done at any cost The proposed EU regulation would set a global precedent for filtering the Internet, controlling who can access it, and taking away some of the few tools available for people to protect their right to private life in the digital space, Carmela Troncoso and Bart Preneel write. 04/07/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news French comedian under investigation for child pornography After an anonymous tip, French police raided comedian Pierre Palmade's apartment and opened an investigation for possession of child pornography. 20/02/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news Porn hell: French senators present a damning report to the Senate Hell behind the scenes: French senators present a damning report on the porn industry which coincides with the arrest of three actors and a director this week 28/09/2022
Now playing Next Germany Four men charged in Germany over major child pornography platform The suspects are accused of being members of the “BoysTown” platform, which operated on the dark web. 01/04/2022
Now playing Next Europe News EU adopts temporary rules to detect and report online child abuse The legislation which aims to protect children more effectively from sexual abuse and exploitation when using webmail, chat and messaging services, was backed by MEPs, with 537 voting in favour, 133 against and 24 abstaining. 07/07/2021
Now playing Next Germany Germany busts one of world's biggest darknet platforms for child porn Prosecutors in Germany make arrests and take down international porn ring on darknet containing "images of most severe sexual abuse of toddlers". 03/05/2021
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Now playing Next Europe News EU wants to step up fight to protect children from sexual abuse online The demand for illegal images of child sexual abuse has risen by 30 per cent during lockdown, according to the European Commission. The EU wants to see better coordination of international efforts to protect children. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next World News Largest ever online child porn bust leads to 337 arrests worldwide The arrests were made in 38 countries, including the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic. 17/10/2019
Now playing Next Spain Spanish police arrest paedophile suspects Thousands of illegal images of minors being abused were found 10/06/2018
Now playing Next USA Glee actor Mark Salling found dead Salling, who played a supporting role in the TV show "Glee," died weeks before his sentencing on child pornography charges. 30/01/2018