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SRES 794 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Administrative law and regulatory procedures Crimes against children Domestic violence and child abuse Europe Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Photography and imaging Pornography Right of privacy Sex offenses

A resolution urging the European Parliament to exempt certain technologies used to detect child sexual exploitation from European Union ePrivacy directive.

Introduced: December 7, 2020 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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This resolution expresses support for the use of certain technologies in detecting child sexual abuse material and exploitation online. The resolution also urges the European Parliament to pass an interim regulation to allow electronic service providers to continue to use technologies to detect child sexual exploitation.

What's happening now December 7, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7241)

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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 15, 2020
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 10, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 794: A resolution urging the European Parliament to exempt certain technologies used to detect child sexual exploitation from European Union ePrivacy directive.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-794/
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"S. Res. 794: A resolution urging the European Parliament to exempt certain technologies used to detect child sexual exploitation from European Union ePrivacy directive.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-794/.
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S. Res. 794, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-794/.
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[S. Res. 794: A resolution urging the European Parliament to exempt certain technologies used to detect child sexual exploitation from European Union ePrivacy directive.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-794/)
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