An amendment to the online safety bill could require messaging applications to scan and remove child sexual abuse and exploitation content (CSAE). The home secretary, Priti Patel, said: "Child sexual abuse is a sickening crime. We must all work to ensure criminals are not allowed to run rampant online and technology companies must play their part and take responsibility for keeping our children safe. Apple cancelled plans to scan iPhone photos for child sexual abuse (CSAM) images. The government is introducing the amendments for the report stage on 12 July, with another batch to be announced shortly after.
A Parliament press release announced the amendments to the Online Safety Bill, which will be tabled ahead of the Report stage on 12 July.
In related news, the Home Secretary wrote an op-ed for The Telegraph explaining how the new amendment to the Online Safety Bill will ensure greater protection for children.
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