The Belgian EU presidency postponed a vote on a controversial regulation against child sexual abuse on Thursday (20 June) among a media backlash and privacy concerns.
The regulation, which would oblige digital communication providers to scan users’ encrypted messages for child abuse, was due to be approved by EU ambassadors meeting on Thursday morning, c...
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Piet Ruig is a Brussels-based journalist who previously worked for the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.