EU Council Approves New Mandate for Controversial Child Sexual Abuse Regulation
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Summary
The EU Council has approved a new negotiating mandate for the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, reviving the controversial 'Chat Control' agenda. While presented as a child protection measure, the regulation faces criticism for enabling mass surveillance of private digital communications. The latest version drops explicit requirements for companies to scan all private messages but introduces mechanisms that could effectively achieve similar surveillance outcomes through different means, raising concerns about privacy and digital rights in Europe.
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The measure, presented as a tool for child protection, is once again drawing heavy criticism for its surveillance implications
Unlike earlier drafts, this version drops the explicit obligation for companies to scan all private messages but quietly introduces what opponents describe as surveillance mechanisms
By disguising coercion as consent, the EU's plan enlists tech companies as willing agents in its quiet expansion of digital surveillance
By disguising coercion as consent, the EU’s plan enlists tech companies as willing agents in its quiet expansion of digital surveillance.
