
EU’s Chat Control Hits Roadblock as Germany Says No
Campaigners warn that while the proposal for mass scanning of private messages has been knocked back, it is not yet completely gone.

Campaigners warn that while the proposal for mass scanning of private messages has been knocked back, it is not yet completely gone.

CDU/CSU and multiple civil society actors warn of massive interference with civil liberties.

Days before the European vote on Chat Control, the Signal Foundation says Germany’s withdrawal from the opposition bloc could seal the end of the right to privacy in Europe.

More than 100 million users could lose access if the bloc pushes ahead with controversial ‘Chat Control’ laws.

While many other EU countries are considering a ban, concerns arise about the EU’s increasing control over the narrative online.

Privacy advocates and several EU countries raised alarms, arguing the measure could lead to mass surveillance.

“Once Chat Control is implemented, it will mean that there is a legal process to mandate that all information be made available to authorities at all times.”

MEP Charlie Weimers described the measure as a “step closer to Chinese internet censorship.”

The Czech government has said it will vote against the proposal to monitor digital communications when it comes before the EU Council.

Brussels’ digital mass surveillance regime is about to get so much worse.