Glyn MoodyApr 2
The #EU Killed Voluntary #CSAM Scanning. West Virginia Is Trying To Compel It. Both Cause Problems. - https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/01/the-eu-killed-voluntary-csam-scanning-west-virginia-is-trying-to-compel-it-both-cause-problems/
The EU Killed Voluntary CSAM Scanning. West Virginia Is Trying To Compel It. Both Cause Problems.

Last week, the European Parliament voted to let a temporary exemption lapse that had allowed tech companies to scan their services for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) without running afoul of st…

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Show threadAndrocatApr 2
@glynmoody "Voluntary CSAM scanning" was just Big Tech spying on everyone by default, and running some cursory CSAM checks while doing it.
Dropping the voluntary CSAM checks doesn't mean they stopped spying, though.
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@androcat true
Apr 2 at 9:27amWeb