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European Union: Council adopted Regulation extending the ePrivacy derogation for child sexual abuse detection until 2028

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Council adopted Regulation extending the ePrivacy derogation for child sexual abuse detection until 2028

On 24 July 2026, the Council adopted the Regulation extending the Interim Regulation's derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive, allowing electronic communications services to continue voluntary detection, removal and reporting o…

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Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-12-19
under deliberation

On 19 December 2025, the European Commission proposed a Regulation (2025/0429) to extend the applic…

2026-02-16
under deliberation

On 17 February 2026, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued Opinion 7/2026 on the Eu…

2026-03-11
under deliberation

On 11 March 2026, the European Parliament amended the proposal to change the extension date of Regu…

2026-03-26
rejected

On 26 March 2026, the European Parliament rejected the proposal to extend Regulation (EU) 2021/1232…

2026-07-02
under deliberation

On 2 July 2026, the Council adopted its first-reading position on the regulation to extend the dero…

2026-07-09
under deliberation

On 9 July 2026, the European Parliament adopted amendments to the Council position on a proposal ex…

2026-07-24
adopted

On 24 July 2026, the Council adopted the Regulation extending the Interim Regulation's derogation f…