The European Council adopted its position on July 2, 2026, to reinstate an interim regulation allowing online service providers to voluntarily detect and remove child sexual abuse material on their platforms. The previous interim measure expired on April 3, 2026, creating a legal gap in enforcement capabilities. The Council seeks to reinstate the measure as soon as possible until April 3, 2028, as a temporary solution pending adoption of a long-term legal framework currently under negotiation. The regulation aims to enable providers to voluntarily detect, report and remove CSAM while protecting children and allowing law enforcement to identify children at risk, bring offenders to justice, and prevent further abuse. The initial interim regulation was agreed in 2021 as a derogation from the e-privacy directive and was extended once in 2024 for two years. The Council position will now be examined by the European Parliament under second reading.
Guardii operates as the technical solution that European regulators envision in their interim framework by providing voluntary detection capabilities that comply with privacy directives while actively protecting children. As the EU navigates the legal gap between expired interim measures and permanent legislation, Guardii offers platforms the ability to monitor direct messages for child sexual abuse material, grooming, and sextortion in real time. The platform's detection modules identify threat patterns across communications, block hostile contact before it reaches targets, and generate reports that enable authorities to identify at-risk children and pursue offenders. Where European regulation creates the legal foundation for voluntary provider action, Guardii delivers the AI-powered infrastructure that makes that protection operationally effective.
