European Parliament rejects extension of CSAM scanning rules for tech platforms The European Parliament on Thursday voted against extending rules that have let tech companies hunt for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) by scanning their services. The law, which exempts platforms from strict privacy rules so they can scan for CSAM, lapses next Friday. When it does, tech companies will no longer be able to use certain scanning tools to detect the material and turn it over to law enforcement. The 311 members of Parliament who voted against an extension did so despite strong support from law enforcement, children’s rights groups, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, several European commissioners and a half dozen big tech companies to allow the scans to continue. Critics have long held that…