European Parliament rejects extension of CSAM scanning rules for tech platforms
2026-03-29T08:51:58Z•11c03af3e4105cb651b5d28f795468fbb2d29b85bb85712d33a0a7b1178c5c90
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Collection of regional and cyber-policy developments: The European Parliament voted against extending mandated CSAM (child sexual abuse material) scanning by tech platforms, rejecting continuation despite support from law enforcement and some tech firms; the UK is considering tighter limits on political donations amid warnings of hard-to-trace foreign interference campaigns; the FBI confirmed an Iran-linked hacking group stole a senior director’s personal emails (officials say no government data was involved); a Dutch court ordered xAI’s Grok to face heavy daily fines over generating nonconses
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