36 stories tagged chat-control, newest first.
1562 points by rapnie | 788 comments
Patrick Breyer's blog post reporting that the European Parliament approved the Chat Control 1.0 regulation on message scanning, and criticizing the decision.
364 points by ggirelli | 140 comments
Cyber Insider news article reporting that the EU is one step away from reviving rules for scanning private messages (Chat Control).
525 points by miroljub | 234 comments
Heise Online news article on proponents in the EU Parliament using a procedural move to revive Chat Control 1.0, enabling indiscriminate scanning of chat messages.
858 points by gasull | 328 comments
Explainer page from Fight Chat Control describing the two EU Chat Control proposals: the temporary 1.0 regulation (EU) 2021/1232 and the permanent CSA Regulation 2.0 in trilogue.
365 points by stavros | 201 comments
Heise news article reporting that the EU Council is pushing Chat Control 1.0 messenger scanning rules through a fast-track procedure.
580 points by NeutralForest | 328 comments
Blog post by Patrick Breyer warning of closed-door EU Chat Control negotiations and concessions, announcing the relaunch of fightchatcontrol.eu.
526 points by lemoncookiechip | 119 comments
Bluesky post by Tuta announcing the European Parliament voted that Chat Control 1.0 must stop, ending Big Tech scanning of private messages in the EU from April 6, 2026.
537 points by amarcheschi | 261 comments
Patrick Breyer's blog post announcing that the European Parliament voted to stop the "Chat Control" mass message-scanning proposal, dated March 2026.
1371 points by MrBruh | 367 comments
Advocacy campaign site opposing the EU "Chat Control" proposal to scan private messages and photos, with action tools and an alert about an EPP push for a new vote.
589 points by janandonly | 223 comments
A Mastodon post by Mullvad VPN arguing that the EU's Going Dark initiative / ProtectEU is a new Chat Control attempt.
517 points by fragebogen | 337 comments
Reclaim The Net article reporting that the EU Council approved a new "Chat Control" negotiating mandate criticized as enabling mass surveillance of private messages.
745 points by egorfine | 276 comments
Reclaim The Net article arguing the EU's Chat Control private message scanning proposal is returning in disguised form via a revised compromise.
475 points by speckx | 131 comments
Blog post reporting that the EU Council's Chat Control proposal for scanning encrypted messages was withdrawn by the Danish presidency after public opposition.
467 points by layer8 | 173 comments
The Record news article reporting that Denmark has reportedly withdrawn its EU Chat Control proposal after controversy over scanning private messages.
711 points by cuu508 | 233 comments
Politico Europe article on how a Danish software developer's email campaign site, Fight Chat Control, is influencing the EU debate over a law to scan encrypted messages.
1052 points by SolonIslandus | 464 comments
A tweet (via xcancel) by Patrick Hansen saying Germany's CDU/CSU has declared there will be no EU chat control under the current German government, quoting a video clip.
![Screenshot of signal.org: Germany must stand firmly against client-side scanning in Chat Control [pdf]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2025/10/3/38885cdf-4c1d-413c-9658-e0387c5c26e6.jpg)
469 points by greyface- | 107 comments
Signal statement (PDF, Oct 2025) urging Germany to keep opposing the EU Chat Control proposal's client-side scanning of private messages.
967 points by Metalhearf | 538 comments
Blog post explaining the EU's proposed ChatControl legislation, which would require messaging platforms to scan private messages and images, including in encrypted apps.
350 points by doener | 254 comments
Mastodon post from Fight Chat Control reporting Germany reverted to undecided on the EU Chat Control proposal at the September 12 LEWP meeting.
360 points by belter | 226 comments
Mastodon post by Fight Chat Control quoting Danish Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard saying private encrypted messaging is not a civil liberty.
459 points by nickslaughter02 | 318 comments
Mastodon post relaying an ISOC Global Encryption Coalition update that the EU ChatControl blocking minority held while Denmark pushes the proposal to the October 14th JHA Council.
357 points by miohtama | 112 comments
A post on X by Tuta (TutaPrivacy) saying the EU Chat Control proposal faces a blocking minority among member states; the tweet content did not load.
941 points by xyzal | 302 comments
A Mastodon post by Patrick Breyer reporting that Germany will not support the EU ChatControl proposal, securing a blocking minority.
594 points by Improvement | 184 comments
Privacy Guides article urging readers to act against the EU's proposed Chat Control regulation, explaining what it is and why it harms privacy and children.
1304 points by tokai | 422 comments
Advocacy site opposing the EU "Chat Control" proposal that would mandate scanning of private messages and photos, with member-state info and ways to contact representatives.
448 points by nickslaughter02 | 317 comments
A Mastodon post by Patrick Breyer reporting that many EU countries that opposed the ChatControl proposal in 2024 are now undecided.
343 points by nickslaughter02 | 205 comments
Reddit r/europe discussion thread about the EU Commission refusing to disclose who authored its mass surveillance (chat control) proposal.
1132 points by skilled | 520 comments
Stackdiary news article reporting that the EU Council withdrew its scheduled vote on the Chat Control message-scanning regulation.
701 points by Bluestein | 185 comments
Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte issue page arguing the EU's proposed Chat Control regulation for scanning private messages is incompatible with fundamental rights.
677 points by andrew918277 | 210 comments
Threema blog post from June 17, 2024 urging that the EU's proposed Chat Control regulation for scanning private messages be stopped.
1553 points by robtherobber | 234 comments
EU Reporter article on a European Court of Human Rights ruling against weakening end-to-end encryption and its implications for the EU's chat control (CSAR) plans.
420 points by pera | 74 comments
EDRi article explaining the European Parliament's 22 November position on the draft CSAR regulation, which rejects mass scanning of private messages.
523 points by orian | 187 comments
European Parliament press release on the Civil Liberties Committee adopting its position on the proposed regulation to combat online child sexual abuse without mass surveillance.
362 points by charleyablaze | 170 comments
Irish Council for Civil Liberties news post reporting the EU Ombudsman found the Commission's concealment of a CSAM regulation expert consultation list was maladministration.
332 points by miohtama | 57 comments
Finnish news article reporting that Finland's parliament has taken a position against the EU CSAM regulation, criticized as mass surveillance and an encryption ban.
581 points by veeti | 299 comments
Blog post by Danny Mekić criticizing the European Commission's push for digital surveillance legislation (chat control) as undermining democracy.