European Parliament rejects extension of CSAM scanning rules for tech platforms

Multiple security and policy developments across Europe and the UK: the European Parliament rejected extending rules permitting automated CSAM scanning by tech platforms, potentially reducing a widely used detection vector despite strong support from law enforcement and child-protection groups. A UK parliamentary report warns of sustained, sophisticated, hard-to-trace foreign interference campaigns exploiting divisive issues and recommends tighter political-donation limits. The FBI confirmed an Iran-linked hacking group stole a director’s personal emails (described as historical and non-classf