🇪🇺 #Europe - Today's agreement provides for a derogation to articles 5(1) and 6(1) of the ePrivacy directive, to allow providers to continue to detect, remove and report Child Sexual Abuse Material and apply anti-grooming #technologies. In December 2020, the comprehensive European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) entered into application, bringing with it a new definition of electronic communications services. This definition encompasses «number-independent interpersonal communications services » (NI-ICS), which includes messaging services. This temporary measure allow providers of electronic communications services such as web-based #email and #messaging services to continue to detect, remove and report child sexual abuse online.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/04/29/combating-child-abuse-online-informal-deal-with-european-parliament-on-temporary-rules/