Ireland urged to push permanent EU online child sexual abuse detection rules

The Government is being urged to prioritise a permanent European policy around the detection of child sexual abuse material in private online communications during its European presidential term.

A decision is awaited by the European Council of Ministers on a temporary solution which would mean that tech providers would be allowed to detect child sexual abuse material in private communications which are not encrypted.

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