European Union: European Parliament adopted resolution on cyberbullying and online harassment

On 30 April 2026, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms' responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment (2026/2693(RSP)). The resolution calls on the Commission to assess the need for a harmonised EU-level definition of cyberbullying and to examine whether cyberbullying, including the non-consensual dissemination of intimate material, should be recognised as a particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension under Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). It reiterates Parliament's support for adding hate crime to the list of EU crimes under Article 83(1) TFEU. The resolution calls for stepped-up enforcement of Article 28 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) on the protection of minors, urges the Commission to conclude pending enforcement cases and open investigations into systemic risks posed by recommender systems, and strongly rejects any attempts to reopen the DSA. It calls on providers to comply with Article 50 of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) on transparency and watermarking, reiterates the need to ban nudifier applications under the AI Act as part of the AI omnibus negotiations, and calls on the Commission to take swift action to ensure voluntary reporting mechanisms for child sexual abuse material are put in place. The resolution further calls for the implementation of the Victims' Rights Directive and increased EU funding for civil society organisations and victim support services.