In an effort to tackle the growth of child pornography on the internet and in print EU ministers agreed in 2004 what constitutes an offence, making the production, dissemination and transmission of child pornography illegal and also making it an offence to offer, make available or possess child pornography.
Savukārt ES rīcības programma „Drošāks internets” 2005. līdz 2008 gadam, kurai piešķirti ES budžeta līdzekļi 45 miljonu eiro apmērā, cenšas veicināt drošāku interneta izmantošanu, tostarp cīņu pret nelegālu saturu.