Google, Meta asked to remove online child pornography under EC rules
By MYBRANDBOOK
Google, Meta and other online service providers will be required to find and remove online child pornography under proposed European Commission (EC) rules. Companies that fail to comply with the rules will face fines up to 6 percent of their annual income or global turnover, which will be set by EU countries.
The EU Executive said the announced proposal aimed to replace the current system of voluntary detection and reporting by companies which has proven to be insufficient to protect children. The rules will apply to hosting services and interpersonal communication services such as messaging services, app stores and internet access providers.
The Commission said in a statement: “The proposed rules introduce an obligation for relevant online service providers to assess the risk of their services' misuse for the dissemination of child sexual abuse materials or for the solicitation of children (grooming).”
More than one million reports of child sexual abuse were cited in 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic a factor in the 64 percent rise in such reports in 2021 compared to the previous year. On top of that, 60 percent of child sexual abuse material worldwide is hosted on EU servers.
Lobbying group European Digital Rights said that the Commission's proposal could endanger end-to-end encryption and open the door to authoritarian surveillance tactics. Supporting the statement, Meta subsidiary WhatsApp head Will Cathcart said in a tweet: “Incredibly disappointing to see a proposed EU regulation on the internet fail to protect end-to-end encryption.”
A Meta spokesperson also raised concerns regarding the same. “It's important that any measures adopted do not undermine end-to-end encryption which protects the safety and privacy of billions of people, including children,” the spokesperson said.
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