EU Confidential Pornography, children and privacy: Europe's digital dilemma
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Nov 7, 2025 
Join POLITICO journalists Sam Clark, Eliza Gkritsi, and Océane Herrero as they unravel Europe’s daunting challenge of balancing child protection and digital privacy. They discuss shocking statistics about child abuse material, controversies surrounding Shein's questionable products, and the implications of age verification failures in the adult content realm. Meanwhile, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama shares insights on appointing Diella, the world’s first AI minister, highlighting how this innovation could combat corruption and streamline governance.
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EU Hosts Majority Of Child Abuse Material
- Europe hosts a disproportionate share of online child sexual abuse material, creating an urgent policy problem.
- Tackling it risks weakening digital privacy if measures let authorities scan private encrypted messages.
Shein Sex Doll Scandal Sparks French Backlash
- Océane Herrero described a French uproar after Shein listed childlike sex dolls and removed them within 24 hours.
- The government demanded platform responsibility and signaled tougher national action than current EU rules.
CSAM Proposal vs. Encryption
- The proposed CSAM rules would require platforms to detect, report and remove child sexual abuse material.
- Mandatory scanning of private encrypted messages raises major privacy and surveillance concerns.