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ISPA POSITION ON MINOR WELLBEING & ONLINE SAFETY - THE VOICE OF THE BELGIAN INTERNET SECTOR
The growing role of digital technologies in young people's lives brings new opportunities but also new challenges, requiring a collective effort from parents, educators, policymakers, platforms and internet service providers. ISPA Belgium is committed to making the internet a safer space for young people, building on education and media literacy, parental controls by design, and a clear commitment to tackling dangerous online behaviour.
ISPA Belgium calls for a harmonised, EU-led approach to protecting minors online, anchored in the Digital Services Act, to guarantee a common baseline of safety and protection for young people across all EU member states. Such an approach should rely on evidence-based, proportionate measures, rather than regulatory fragmentation, gold plating, or one-size-fits-all solutions.
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ISPA POSITION ON TANK INTEGRATION UNDER E-EVIDENCE
The European e-Evidence Regulation aims to facilitate cross-border access to electronic evidence. ISPA Belgium supports this objective of strengthening cooperation and accelerating access to data for law enforcement authorities, while emphasizing the importance of building on secure and trusted national systems.
In Belgium, the TANK platform is already used by all telecommunications operators to process judicial data requests efficiently and securely. ISPA Belgium therefore advocates for the integration of the TANK platform into the European Union’s decentralized IT system for e-Evidence, in order to ensure continuity, avoid duplication of costs, and preserve operational efficiency.
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ISPA POSITION ON EU REGULATION ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
The European proposal on preventing and combating child sexual abuse (CSAR) aims to strengthen the EU’s ability to fight online child sexual abuse. ISPA Belgium and its members fully support this goal and are committed to making the digital space a safe environment for everyone.
However, ISPA raises concerns about the operability of the proposal, in particular regarding the protection of end-to-end encryption, the lack of a prevention-led approach, and the disproportionate impact on certain service types such as number-based interpersonal communication and cloud services. ISPA calls for a balanced and workable framework that protects both children and the fundamental rights of all users.
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ISPA POSITION ON EU PAYMENT SERVICES REGULATION
The European Payment Services Regulation is currently under discussion within the Council of the European Union and could extend liability for online fraud to electronic communications services.
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