How Do You Find an Illegal Image Without Looking at It?

61.8 million files of suspected child abuse were reported in 2025 alone. This is how machines detect them at internet scale — without any human ever seeing the content.

EU probes Snapchat for failing to protect kids from grooming and illegal goods

Investigation comes amid growing scrutiny of the impact and liability of technology platforms towards kids.

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Commissioners pile pressure on Parliament to pass child sexual abuse bill

Scanning tech platforms for child abuse material will become illegal in Europe early next month unless lawmakers pass Hail Mary fix on Thursday.

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10 years after Brussels attacks, threat has moved online, says EU terror chief

The attacks exposed security gaps in the EU’s borderless travel area. Now the threat has moved to the internet.

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A superpower goes offline

Silicon Valley is pulling the plug. The Kremlin is locking the doors. Inside the race to cut Russia off from the global internet — and what comes after.

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Kim Jong-chul, nominee for South Korea's new broadcasting regulator, pledges sweeping reforms of outdated media rules and strict action on illegal content, signaling a major policy shift.
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Kim Jong-chul, Nominee for Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission Chair, Vows to Overhaul Outdated Regulations

Kim Jong-chul, nominee for South Korea's new broadcasting regulator, pledges sweeping reforms of outdated media rules and strict action on illegal content, signaling a major policy shift.

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The #EU passed a new law holding #socialmedia #platforms liable for #financialfraud. The law requires platforms to compensate banks when a user is defrauded due to the platform’s failure to remove #reportedscams. This builds on existing regulations like the #DSA and #DMA, which aim to curb #illegalcontent and prevent tech giants from leveraging their dominance. https://mashable.com/article/social-media-companies-held-liable-for-finance-scams-in-new-eu-rules?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Social media companies to be held liable for financial scams under new EU rules

Platforms will now be required to compensate banks when a user is defrauded.

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Charge us? Go ahead - I dare you!

The European Commission is preparing to charge Meta for failing to provide adequate tools on Facebook and Instagram for users to flag and remove illegal content.

This is considered a breach of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). If confirmed, Meta is staring at potential fines of up to 6% of its GLOBAL annual sales. Ouch!
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/meta/meta-faces-eu-crackdown-debuts-ai-tool/ #Meta #EU #DSA #FaceBook #Instagram #SocialMedia #Fine #Lawsuit #IllegalContent

AliExpress breached EU digital rules over illegal products

The Commission accepted many commitments by the e-commerce marketplace to comply with the Digital Services Act but said it has not done enough on illegal products.

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French equality minister launches war with Big Tech, flabbergasting digital ministry

Aurore Bergé’s public scolding of industry representatives left insiders shocked and sent Clara Chappaz scrambling to clean up the damage.

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