EP adopts tougher rules against child sexual abuse, targeting deepfakes, AI-generated content, and live-streamed crimes by broadening offences, increasing penalties, and removing reporting time limits

The European Parliament has adopted a strong position on updating EU child sexual abuse (CSA) laws, calling for tougher penalties, abolishing limitation periods, and expanding the legal scope to include AI-generated deepfakes and livestreamed abuse. The proposed directive aims to modernise CSA legislation, strengthen victim support, and enable more effective investigations, with trilogue negotiations set to begin on 23 June…