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The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment

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Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0235

AI:What this decision does

Parliament adopted a resolution calling for targeted EU criminal provisions and clearer platform responsibility to tackle cyberbullying and online harassment.§1: source passage in the text The text urges the Commission to assess gaps in EU law and consider harmonised minimum rules on defining and sanctioning cyberbullying.§1: source passage in the text It also asks member states to set effective penalties and invites the Commission to examine recognising image-based abuse as a serious cross-border crime.§1: source passage in the text

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How it got here

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 12 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 2 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

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