The revision of the Cybersecurity Act is among the measures planned in Brussels for the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, Germany is starting to implement the EU Cybersecurity Directive NIS-2.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin and Corinna Visser
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Magnus Brunner supports the Parliament in the dispute over chat control. He criticizes the Council’s position, but is pleased that the trilogue can now begin.
By Corinna Visser
The Danish Council Presidency has removed the obligations for active detection from the draft CSA Regulation. Germany now wants to agree to this. Digital expert Breyer warns against chat control through the back door.
By Corinna Visser
On Thursday, the Internal Market Committee adopted Christel Schaldemose’s own-initiative report on protecting minors online by a large majority. It will go to the plenary in November.
By Corinna Visser
The EU Parliament wants to make platforms more accountable: On Thursday, the Internal Market Committee will vote on the Schaldemose report, which calls for age verification, protection against dark patterns and kidfluencing.
By Corinna Visser
At the informal meeting, the telecommunications ministers will discuss how to make the online world safer for young people. They will discuss age verification and secure designs to protect young people from harmful content.
By Corinna Visser
The German government is surprisingly united in its rejection of chat control. However, the governing parties have not yet agreed on a common position on the CSA Regulation. But time is pressing.
By Corinna Visser and Helene Bubrowski
The CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag rejects the monitoring of chats without cause, said parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn on Tuesday. Whether the Danish Council Presidency gets its way with its proposal for the CSA Regulation depends on Germany’s approval.
By Corinna Visser
The rejection of chat control in the federal government appears to be crumbling. This would change the majority situation in the Council. The regulation to combat sexual abuse would then come into force after all.
By Corinna Visser
Signal is considered one of the most secure messengers. However, the app could disappear from the European market if supporters of chat controls in the EU get their way.
By Redaktion Table
