Senior US government officials haveconfirmedthat the Biden Administration is ready to support a United Nations treaty on cybercrime.
The treaty pushes for a global criminalization of child sexual abuse material and non-consensual online sharing of intimate imagery.
The US, Europe, and other nations initially opposed the treaty.
According to an Electronic Frontier Foundation timeline, the Russian Federationpresenteda letter with the original draft in 2017.
Human rights organizations opposed the draft, urging the UN General Assembly to vote against the resolution.
Earlier this year, the AHC reached anagreementon the new draft, which is now awaiting formal adoption.
The treaty will likely pass a General Assembly vote.
