The report presents the outcomes of ECPAT International’s second expert workshop on the EU’s proposed regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse (CSA). It gathers insights from legal scholars, child‑protection practitioners, technologists, and civil‑society organisations to assess the Regulation’s feasibility, proportionality, and child‑rights implications.
Participants broadly agree that the Regulation addresses an urgent need: the scale and severity of online CSA, including grooming, livestreamed abuse, and the circulation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). However, experts raise concerns about privacy, data protection, and the risk of disproportionate surveillance, especially regarding mandatory detection orders and scanning technologies. The workshop emphasises that child protection and fundamental rights must be jointly upheld, calling for clearer safeguards, stronger transparency obligations, and more robust accountability mechanisms for digital platforms.
The report concludes that effective CSA prevention requires a balanced regulatory framework combining technological innovation, child‑rights‑based design, judicial oversight, and multi‑stakeholder cooperation.
The report presents the outcomes of ECPAT International’s second expert workshop on the EU’s proposed regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse (CSA). It gathers insights from legal scholars, child‑protection practitioners, technologists, and civil‑society organisations to assess the Regulation’s feasibility, proportionality, and child‑rights implications.
Participants broadly agree that the Regulation addresses an urgent need: the scale and severity of online CSA, including grooming, livestreamed abuse, and the circulation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). However, experts raise concerns about privacy, data protection, and the risk of disproportionate surveillance, especially regarding mandatory detection orders and scanning technologies. The workshop emphasises that child protection and fundamental rights must be jointly upheld, calling for clearer safeguards, stronger transparency obligations, and more robust accountability mechanisms for digital platforms.
The report concludes that effective CSA prevention requires a balanced regulatory framework combining technological innovation, child‑rights‑based design, judicial oversight, and multi‑stakeholder cooperation.
- policy child sexual exploitation (CSE) child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
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