(Forslag) Europaparlaments- og rådsforordning (EU) .../... om endring av forordning (EU) 2021/1232 med hensyn til utvidelse av anvendelsesperioden
Kommunikasjonsverndirektivet: forlengelse av perioden for frivillig rapportering av seksuelt misbruk av barn
(Proposal) Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application
Forslag til europaparlaments- og rådsforordning med pressemelding lagt fram av Kommisjonen 19.12.2025
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(fra Kommisjonens pressemelding 19.12.2025)
Commission proposes to extend Interim Regulation allowing providers to continue voluntary detection and reporting of child sexual abuse
Today, the European Commission proposed an extension of the Interim Regulation, laying down a derogation from certain provisions of the e-Privacy Directive for the purpose of combating online child sexual abuse.
This will allow providers of certain number-independent interpersonal communication services to continue voluntary detection and reporting of child sexual abuse on their services and removing of child sexual abuse material from them.
The Interim Regulation is a temporary solution to enable the continuation of these voluntary activities until new permanent EU rules are in place. This Interim Regulation is due to expire on 3 April 2026. If no new rules are in place by then, when this happens, these providers would not be able to continue detecting and reporting child sexual abuse on their services. This would make it easier for predators to share child sexual abuse material, groom children in the EU and to get away with it unpunished. The proactive detection by online service providers has been instrumental for more than 15 years in rescuing children from ongoing abuse and bring perpetrators to justice.
In May 2022, the Commission proposed a long-term legislative framework to address this serious issue: a proposal for a Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse. However, negotiations have not yet been concluded on that proposal. To avoid a legislative gap in the detection and reporting of child sexual abuse online, the Commission has now proposed a further extension of the interim regime until 3 April 2028. This bridges the period until the long-term legislation to tackle child sexual abuse online, put forward by the Commission in 2022, is approved.
Next steps
It is now for the European Parliament and the Council to adopt this proposal.
The Commission continues to support the co-legislators in reaching agreement as soon as possible for an effective and sustainable solution to combat child sexual abuse and protect children.
For more information
Proposal to extend Interim Regulation - Migration and Home Affairs