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The Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse (Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, or CSAR) is a European Union regulation proposed by the European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson on 11 May 2022. The stated aim of the legislation is to prevent child sexual abuse online through the implementation of a number of measures, including the establishment of a framework that would make the detection and reporting of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) by digital platforms – known by its critics as Chat Control – a legal requirement within the European Union.

Groups opposed to this proposal often highlight that it would impose mandatory chat control for all digital private communications, and as such commonly refer to the proposed legislation by the name "Chat Control". Civil society organisations and activists have argued that the proposal is not compatible with fundamental rights, infringing on the right to privacy.