European Law and the Obligations of Internet Service Providers and Social Media Platforms in Reporting Child Sexual Abuse
European Law and the Obligations of Internet Service Providers and Social Media Platforms in Reporting Child Sexual Abuse

Summary/Abstract: The scope of the article pertains to the legal responsibilities of internet service providers (ISPs) and social media platforms within the context of European Business Law, focusing on their obligations to report cases falling under the boarder spectrum of child sexual abuse. With the rise of digital communication, effective judicial protection of minors has become a pressing concern, prompting the European Union to implement stringent regulations or to adapt its legal perspectives on the matter. For this reason, the following paper shall analyse (i) the legal framework, including the General Data Protection Regulation and the Digital Services Act; (ii) conjunctively exploring the balance between user privacy and the social imperative to safeguard children against any forms of sexual abuse, in order to highlight the challenges in reporting abusive online content.

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