The so-called CSAM directive was discussed at a justice minister meeting in Brussels on Thursday, but did not gather sufficient majority this time either.
Sweden is among the countries that have accepted the compromise proposals on the table – unlike, for example, Germany, Poland, Austria, and the Netherlands.
New attempts will now be made in the spring.
There is no doubt that this may be the single issue that has been the hardest to find a way forward for during the mandate period behind us. We simply have to see where the questions take us forward, says Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M).
Critics have given the proposal the nickname "chat control" because they believe it would entail too much surveillance of private chats and emails.
Corrected version: An earlier version contained an incorrect designation of the proposal.
