Submission statement: This is about chat control 1.0, this is unfortunately very light on details. And the sources which cover it more heavily are also dodgy, this is relevant to r/neoliberal because both the means of the bill and the bill in itself go against the ethos of the sub.
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Context:
“Today, the European Parliament allowed the suspicionless mass scanning of private communications (“Chat Control 1.0”) to pass, a measure it had rejected twice in March. Although a majority of voting Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) actually opposed the regulation ([314 against, 276 in favor, 17 abstentions](https://howtheyvote.eu/votes/195775)), the motion to reject it failed to secure the required absolute majority of 361 votes. As a result, mass scanning is now permitted again until 2028.”
“A symbolic exemption was [adopted](https://howtheyvote.eu/votes/195778) for encrypted communications—though in practice, service providers do not scan these anyway. Furthermore, while a majority of voting MEPs wanted to restrict the scanning of private communications strictly to suspects identified by the judiciary ([322 to 255 votes](https://howtheyvote.eu/votes/195788)), this amendment likewise fell short of the required absolute majority.”
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Submission statement: This is about chat control 1.0, this is unfortunately very light on details. And the sources which cover it more heavily are also dodgy, this is relevant to r/neoliberal because both the means of the bill and the bill in itself go against the ethos of the sub.
Context:
“Today, the European Parliament allowed the suspicionless mass scanning of private communications (“Chat Control 1.0”) to pass, a measure it had rejected twice in March. Although a majority of voting Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) actually opposed the regulation ([314 against, 276 in favor, 17 abstentions](https://howtheyvote.eu/votes/195775)), the motion to reject it failed to secure the required absolute majority of 361 votes. As a result, mass scanning is now permitted again until 2028.”
“A symbolic exemption was [adopted](https://howtheyvote.eu/votes/195778) for encrypted communications—though in practice, service providers do not scan these anyway. Furthermore, while a majority of voting MEPs wanted to restrict the scanning of private communications strictly to suspects identified by the judiciary ([322 to 255 votes](https://howtheyvote.eu/votes/195788)), this amendment likewise fell short of the required absolute majority.”