Key negotiators in the European Parliament have announced making a breakthrough in talks to set MEPs’ position on a controversial legislative proposal aimed at regulating how platforms should respond to child sexual abuse risks.

The European Union’s executive body, the Commission, presented a proposal for a regulation in this area last year but the plan has generated major controversy — with warnings the planned legislation could see platforms served detection orders that mandate the scanning of all users’ private messages. The draft proposal includes a requirement for platforms served with detection orders to scan for known and unknown child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and also try to pick up grooming activity taking place in real time.

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