Tag: Chat Control
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MEPs reject “Chat Control”, but law survives after vote falls short of absolute majority
A majority of voting Members of the European Parliament opposed the revival of the controversial “Chat Control” legislation on Thursday, with 314 MEPs voting to reject the Council’s position, 276 voting against rejection and 17 abstaining. Despite winning a clear majority among those who cast a vote, the attempt to block the legislation failed because…
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The EU’s chat-control bill seems to be a misunderstood bureaucratic exercise of surveillance
The Danish Presidency of the European Union has revived the “Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse” by presenting it for discussion at the European Council. The original draft bill can be found here but the text is currently being…