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DRAFT OPINION (COM(2022)0209 – C9-0174/2022 – 2022/0155(COD))

On the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse

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Committee on Culture and Education · Rapporteur: Niyazi Kizilyürek

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The Committee on Culture and Education's draft opinion responds to the Commission's proposal for a Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse. It proposes amendments to strengthen prevention through education, digital skills and media literacy, and to support victims and their families. The amendments would require Coordinating Authorities to inform victims about known child sexual abuse material depicting them, and give victims the right to support from the EU Centre. They also reinforce the role of hotlines and the EU Centre in research, awareness raising and cooperation.

Committee position. The Committee on Culture and Education calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to take into account amendments that reinforce prevention through education and digital skills, support victims and their families, and strengthen the roles of the EU Centre and hotlines.

Key points

  1. The rapporteur proposes amendments to reinforce prevention measures among children through education, with a focus on digital skills, competences and media literacy, and to support victims and their families.
  2. The rapporteur believes the EU Centre and national Coordinating Authorities can serve as research and awareness raising hubs to prevent and combat online child sexual abuse.
  3. The rapporteur states the Regulation, together with the new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+), could create safe digital experiences for children and promote their empowerment and active participation in the digital environment.
  4. Amendment 1 would require Coordinating Authorities to timely inform victims of the existence of known child sexual abuse material depicting them, and give victims the right to obtain information from the EU Centre via the Coordinating Authorities.
  5. Amendment 2 would give victims the right to receive adequate support and to be assisted by the EU Centre, via the Coordinating Authorities, when seeking removal or disabling of access to material.
  6. Amendments 3 and 4 would add research and sharing of knowledge on digital skills and media literacy to the EU Centre's tasks, and require it to share best practices on creating safe digital experiences for children, in line with the BIK+ and Digital Decade communications.
  7. Amendment 5 would reinforce the role of hotlines, allow them to maintain their current design, and promote anonymous public reporting and hotline promotion through Member States' educational systems.
  8. Amendment 6 would define 'online child sexual abuse' as the online dissemination of child sexual abuse material or the solicitation of children.
  9. Amendments 7 and 8 would require Coordinating Authorities to inform victims of reported material and provide information confidentially, easily understandably and accessibly, including for persons with disabilities.
  10. Amendments 9 and 10 would require providers of hosting services to complete removal or disabling of access efficiently and timely, and give victims the right to support from the EU Centre, with accessible information for persons with disabilities.
  11. Amendments 11 and 12 would require Member States to promote the dissemination and visibility of the contact point, especially in public places frequented by children, and allow users to lodge complaints through national hotlines, which would transmit them to the relevant Coordinating Authority.
  12. Amendments 13 to 25 would require informing complainants about investigation outcomes, add tasks for the EU Centre on awareness raising and best practices, require it to cooperate with organisations, and make various drafting changes on alternates, voting and reporting.

Who is affected

  • Children and victims of online child sexual abuse, who would benefit from prevention measures, support and information rights.
  • Providers of hosting services and interpersonal communications services, which would have obligations to assist victims and report material.
  • National Coordinating Authorities, which would have new duties to inform victims and handle complaints.
  • The EU Centre, which would gain tasks on research, awareness raising, cooperation and support to victims.
  • Hotlines, which would be reinforced and could receive complaints for transmission to Coordinating Authorities.