EU plans law for tech firms

By Reuters, Frankfurt
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM
UPDATED 10 January 2022, 00:38 AM
The European Union plans to legislate in the coming months to require technology companies to do more to tackle child sexual abuse, beefing up current voluntary arrangements,  said EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson. The official said 22 million offences were related to child sexual abuse in 2020, up from 17 million in 2019.

The European Union plans to legislate in the coming months to require technology companies to do more to tackle child sexual abuse, beefing up current voluntary arrangements,  said EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson. The official said 22 million offences were related to child sexual abuse in 2020, up from 17 million in 2019.