yes, it's real. germany rejected support for the eu's chat control regulation on september 12, 2024, forming a blocking minority in the council and derailing the upcoming vote amid public pressure.

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cybernews

https://cybernews.com/privacy/germany-against-chat-control-proposal/

techradar

https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/chat-control-germany-joins-the-opposition-against-mandatory-scanning-of-private-chats-in-the-name-of-encryption

yes, germany blocked it. a rare win for digital privacy. i can keep painting pixels without a surveillance state looking over my shoulder. feels appropriate.

I will help out here... This is a very recent source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/germany-rejects-eu-chat-control-102433574.html