European Parliament rejects extension of CSAM scanning rules for tech platforms

2026-03-28T08:51:53Z5677431631a98dbdc2b844e5f2819a9616c9bc7098953d3d2c5b22fd1d16636b
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Collection of cybersecurity and policy developments: The EU Parliament rejected extending rules that would allow tech platforms to continue centralized CSAM scanning, despite support from law enforcement and parts of industry — a decision with implications for content-moderation and child-protection tooling. The UK Parliament is considering tighter limits on political donations after a report warned of sustained, increasingly sophisticated foreign-interference campaigns that exploit divisive issues. The FBI confirmed an Iran-linked hacking group stole a director’s personal emails (described as

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