Júlia Tar
Data Privacy and Security Reporter at MLex Market Insight
Data privacy and security reporter at @MLexclusive | ex-@Euractiv and @Lenaic_Fund fellow | 📧 [email protected]
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3 days ago |
mlex.com | Júlia Tar
By Júlia Tar ( June 4, 2025, 10:31 GMT | Insight) -- Online messaging services such as Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Signal should be allowed to continue voluntary detection in the EU of online child sexual-abuse material beyond a deadline of next April, according to Polish officials currently leading EU governments' legislative agenda.
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4 days ago |
mlex.com | Júlia Tar
By Júlia Tar ( June 3, 2025, 14:33 GMT | Insight) -- France has suggested that the European Commission put forward a new text to replace its controversial proposal for preventing and combating online child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, MLex has learned. The suggestion, made during a recent meeting of EU member states, reflects growing frustration with the prolonged deadlock in negotiations, as governments remain divided over key provisions.
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1 week ago |
mlex.com | Júlia Tar |Sara Brandstätter
By Júlia Tar and Sara Brandstätter ( May 27, 2025, 11:09 GMT | Insight) -- Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos are facing formal investigations opened by the European Commission today for suspected violations of the Digital Services Act, including failures in age-verification systems and insufficient safeguards to protect minors from explicit content.
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1 week ago |
mlex.com | Júlia Tar
By Júlia Tar ( May 26, 2025, 14:30 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft is facing the first class action lawsuit of its kind in Ireland under the EU’s Collective Redress Directive, as the Irish Council for Civil Liberties seeks High Court approval today to sue the tech giant over alleged data protection breaches linked to its real-time bidding advertising system.
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2 weeks ago |
mlex.com | Júlia Tar
By Júlia Tar ( May 20, 2025, 15:48 GMT | Insight) -- EU lawmakers urged the bloc's executive to propose new rules targeting online harm to minors. The report of a parliamentary committee, published today, said that despite existing provisions in the EU's Digital Services Act it's still too easy for children to access content that they aren't old enough to see.
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The draft Council document, seen by @mlexclusive and dated May 5, emphasizes the need for digital platform providers to assume greater responsibility for their design and hosted content, aligning with the EU's Digital Services Act. More below: https://t.co/xVeKsNvdmo https://t.co/gWYrW1quBg
The commission has informed the GDPR Multistakeholder Group of its intention to amend Article 30(5) to lighten the burden and align with its broader regulatory simplification goals under its Competitiveness Compass initiative. More below on @mlexclusive: https://t.co/bCcNMceAz3 https://t.co/7C1el0phsj
Next week, the European Commission will hold a workshop to explore how platforms and search engines mitigate systemic risks under the #DSA, @mlexclusive has learned. More details below: https://t.co/Wq9LvV40y7 https://t.co/1A5pVKG2g5