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Instagram Ends End-to-End Encryption for Direct Messages and Calls

Meta cites low use to justify restoring the ability to scan private chats for abuse.

EU Chat-Scanning Exemption Expires, Forcing Platforms to Halt Private Message Checks

European Parliament Rejects Chat Control Extension

EU Talks Collapse, Letting Chat-Scanning Exemption Expire on April 3

UK Police Now Making 1,000 Monthly Arrests as Online Child Abuse Threat Deepens

Brazil Cybercrime Reports Jump 28% in 2025 as AI Drives Rise in Child Sexual‑Imagery Cases

Online Child Abuse Cases Up 26% in 2024, With Snapchat Most Cited in Police Reports

EU Backs Mandate for Child Abuse Online Law, Drops Mandatory Chat Scans

Advocates Launch 40-Day Push Urging Ottawa to Reintroduce Child-Safety Online Law Before Year-End

EU Drops Mandatory Chat Scanning as Denmark Pitches Voluntary Detection Plan

Hamburg ‘White Tiger’ Charged With Murder Over U.S. Teen’s Livestreamed Death

EU Weighs 'Chat Control' Scanning Law as Germany's Vote Looms

Former SA Police Contractor Charged in Adelaide With Possessing Child Abuse Material After HSI Tip-Off

Hamburg CDU Seeks Experts' Commission, Expanded Police Powers After 'White Tiger' Case

Australia Finds Major Platforms Failing Child Safety Requirements

Hamburg Probe Expands as Parents Report More Possible Victims in ‘White Tiger’ Case

Children’s Commissioner Demands Ban on AI ‘Nudifying Apps’ Exploiting Teen Girls

Telegram Fined Nearly $1 Million by Australian Regulator for Reporting Delays

Telegram Partners with Internet Watch Foundation to Combat Child Abuse Content

AI Dataset Re-Launched After Removal of Child Sexual Abuse Material