Published: February 16th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

After EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson’s CSAM regulation proposal was torn to shreds by Parliament and the member states failed to reach a common denominator, the co-legislators have now agreed on a transitional solution: The previous exemptions that allow providers to search for child sexual abuse images will be extended until 2026. The plan was actually intended to create a new legal regulation, but there is no consensus.