COMBATING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ON THE INTERNET: CONSIDERATIONS IN THE LIGHT OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION

Abstract

Advances in the Information Society and new communication technologies have brought with them an alarming increase in the sexual abuse of minors via the Internet. The tools available so far to tackle this form of criminality have proved insufficient, which has highlighted the need to strengthen regulation and develop new mechanisms to effectively prevent and combat this type of conduct. To this end, the Proposal for a European Union Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse was presented in 2022.