Chat Control 1.0 Revived: The EU's Unprecedented Battle for Privacy

Chat Control 1.0 and 2.0 Explained

I trace the chaotic timeline of Chat Control, from the rejection of voluntary scanning in 2026 to the Council's shocking attempt to resurrect the expired law. Despite Parliament's firm stance against indiscriminate message scanning by Google, Meta, and Microsoft, EU ambassadors are pushing a new regulation through an expedited urgency vote. This unprecedented move threatens to bypass standard democratic procedures and permanently undermine end-to-end encryption across the continent.

"EU ambassadors agree to push a temporary revival — unprecedented, as Parliament's rejection was considered final."