The EU can't do what it was supposedly set up for, which is secure decent trade deals, but it can do this shit that nobody asked for.
The EU has no mandate.
"Chat Control" - EU Proposal To Scan All Private Messages Gains Momentum
"Chat Control" - EU Proposal To Scan All Private Messages Gains Momentum
https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-chat-control-plan-gains-support-threatens-encryption
A controversial European Union proposal dubbed “Chat Control” is regaining momentum, with 19 out of 27 EU member states reportedly backing the measure.
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The plan would mandate that messaging platforms, including WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram, must scan every message, photo and video sent by users starting in October, even if end-to-end encryption is in place, popular French tech blogger Korben https://korben.info/chat-control-europe-scan-messages.html
on Monday.
Denmark https://cointelegraph.com/news/whatsapp-signal-eu-chat-control-bill
, the first day of its EU Council presidency. France, once opposed, is now in favor, Korben said, citing Patrick Breyer, a former member of the European Parliament for Germany and the European Pirate Party.
Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Italy and Spain are also in favor, while Germany remains undecided. However, if Berlin joins the majority, a qualified council vote could push the plan through by mid-October, Korben said.
A qualified majority in the EU Council is achieved when two conditions are met. First, at least 55 percent of member states, meaning 15 out of 27, must vote in favor. Second, those countries must represent at least 65% of the EU’s total population.
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EU Chat Control bill finds support. Source: https://x.com/wilderko/status/1952358174717006237
Pre-encryption scanning on devices
Instead of weakening encryption, the plan seeks to implement client-side scanning, meaning software embedded in users’ devices that inspects content before it is encrypted.
“A bit like if the Post Office came to read all your letters in your living room before you put them in the envelope,” Korben said.
He added that the real target isn’t criminals, who use encrypted or decentralized channels, but ordinary users whose private conversations would now be open to algorithmic scrutiny.
The proposal cites the prevention of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) as its justification.
However, it would result in “mass surveillance by means of fully automated real-time surveillance of messaging and chats and the end of privacy of digital correspondence,” Breyer https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/#the-end-of-the-privacy-of-digital-correspondence
.
Beyond scanning, the package includes mandatory age verification, effectively removing anonymity from messaging platforms. Digital freedom groups are asking citizens to contact their MEPs, sign petitions and push back before the law becomes irreversible.
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An infographic explaining the proposed EU Chat Control bill. Source: Patrick Breyer
France faces societal collapse over censorship
Last month, Telegram founder Pavel Durov warned that https://cointelegraph.com/news/telegram-durov-warns-france-societal-collapse
after being accused of failing to moderate his app to reduce criminality.
He also alleged that French intelligence officials approached him earlier this year with requests to https://cointelegraph.com/news/pavel-durov-rejects-eu-pressure-censor-romanian-election
ahead of the May 2025 Romanian election, a request he says he refused.
https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden
Thu, 08/07/2025 - 08:20
Discussion
The EU's mandate is to reduce the sovereignty of Europe and it's people.