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1/5📍 #ChatControl: Today, following a lot of public pressure, representatives of the EU member states have finally agreed on their position to remove arguably the most controversial part of the #CSARegulation: the requirement for message and email services to scan users' private communications.
🔑 This is a key development. We, along with hundreds of experts, have criticised this part of the law for undermining the presumption of innocence and posing an existential threat to #encryption.
2/5 🤔 What does it mean going forward?
✅ The European Parliament's position also rules out forced mass scanning and protects encrypted communications. With the Council's position also reiterating this, it's likely that the final deal on #CSAR will not undermine the confidentiality and integrity of the people of Europe's secure encrypted chats with friends, families, doctors, lawyers and more.
The Council's press release about their position ➡️ https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/11/26/child-sexual-abuse-council-reaches-position-on-law-protecting-children-from-online-abuse/
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