
The – so far unsuccessful – legal journey of the EU child sexual abuse material (CSAM) scanning bill could see developments this week as lawmakers are set to discuss a new proposal on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The Polish Council Presidency proposed a new version of the bill that seeks to address existing privacy concerns.
Deemed Chat Control by its critics, the bill comes as a way to halt the spread of CSAM content online by scanning all people's communications. Under the new Poland's proposal, however, the scanning would become voluntary instead and classified as "prevention."