European UnionEuropean UnionLawRegulation (EU) 2026/1881

Interim ePrivacy derogation to combat online child sexual abuse (2026 re-adoption)

Restores, until 3 April 2028, a temporary derogation from the ePrivacy Directive that lets messaging and other communications providers voluntarily detect, report and remove online child sexual abuse material, after the earlier interim regulation expired on 3 April 2026.

Body

European Parliament and Council

Session

10th parliamentary term

Introduced

Dec 19, 2025

In effect since

Jul 313mo3 months ago

Topics

KidsPrivacy

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