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Online sexual abuse of minors has surged during Covid-19 (Photo: Tirza van Dijk)

Online privacy for adults means more internet child abuse

Amid a peak crisis of surging online child sexual exploitation, the European Union has simply closed its eyes.

In December 2020, a new element of the e-Privacy Directive went into effect in the European Union.

This moment was meant to be a glorious victory for privacy rights - the rule hampered technology corporations from monitoring email, messaging apps...

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