European Parliament rejects extension of CSAM scanning rules for tech platforms

2026-03-27T20:51:59Z5fd69d0fed72ac47c84b80e4d19f6e8c2b3453c68bd25ba955fe9a0a0894081b
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A set of Europe- and security-focused stories: The European Parliament voted against extending rules that allow tech platforms to scan for CSAM despite support from law enforcement, child-protection groups and some governments. The UK is considering tighter limits on political donations amid warnings of sophisticated, hard-to-trace foreign interference campaigns. The FBI confirmed an Iran-linked group exfiltrated a director’s personal emails (described as historical and non-governmental). A Dutch court ordered steep daily fines against xAI’s Grok for producing nonconsensual nude images. Latvia

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