Lawmakers from across the European Union have called on member states to vote against plans by the bloc’s executive to require tech companies to monitor their platforms for child sexual abuse content.

The law would make it compulsory for social media platforms to scan private encrypted chats on social media platforms for certain identifiers.

The 36 lawmakers cited data security concerns in their distress calls, saying they were convinced the proposed measures were incompatible with EU basic rights.

The European Commission in 2022 presented the proposed Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse, designed to curb the spread of material showing the sexual abuse of children.

According to them, this might flag child grooming or the sharing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and to report any suspicious activity.

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