The European Union plans to draft a directive in the coming months urging technology companies to do more to combat child sexual abuse by strengthening existing voluntary arrangements, according to EU Home Affairs Commissioner Elva Johansson.
In an interview with the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag published today, the Commissioner noted that internet service providers and social media companies reported 22 million offenses related to child sexual abuse in 2020, compared to 17 million in 2019. .
However, he added, this is only a fraction of the real number.
“I will propose a directive in the coming months that will require companies to detect, report and remove (material) child sexual abuse,” she said in an interview with a German newspaper.
“A voluntary report will no longer be enough,” he said.
Under current EU regulations, social media and e-mail and messaging services, such as Facebook and Google, have the option of tracking offenses.
Johansson stressed that the fight against child abuse needs to be better coordinated and that a European center is needed to improve prevention, law enforcement and victim support.
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