{"id":2037493,"date":"2026-07-10T08:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037493"},"modified":"2026-07-10T08:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:53:12","slug":"chat-control-1-0-passed-the-european-parliament-through-the-back-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037493","title":{"rendered":"Chat Control 1.0 passed the European Parliament \u2014 through the back door"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/32\/02\/1200x675_cmsv2_49b74eca-f44c-5046-9bc9-220212dcf480-9833202.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2908892-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2908892\" data-cid=\"9833667\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2908892-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img 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class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              FILE &#8211; This July 10, 2019, photo shows an Associated Press reporter holding a phone showing the Instagram app icon in San Francisco.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Jenny Kane\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Jenny Kane\/AP\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbsp<b>Egle Markeviciute, EU Tech Loop with Euronews<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1783673592\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-07-10 10:53:12 +02:00\">10\/07\/2026 &#8211; 10:53 GMT+2<\/time><span class=\"c-article-publication-date__bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Updated<br \/>\n                                     <time datetime=\"12:52\">12:52<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay js-c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-share-comment-popup\" 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substance of the law.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--next js-article-content\">\n<p>Chat Control 1.0 \u2014 a temporary derogation from ePrivacy rules designed to detect online child sexual abuse \u2014 was adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The regulation will remain in effect until 3 April 2028, providing a substantial buffer while lawmakers negotiate an agreement on the updated framework, Chat Control 2.0.<\/p>\n<h2>How the file resurfaced<\/h2>\n<p>In March, MEPs rejected extending Chat Control 1.0 after subsequent talks failed.<\/p>\n<p>In late June, the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola reopened the file, sending it to the Council, warning that the expired rules left a dangerous gap in online child protection.<\/p>\n<p>The Council then sent the file back to Parliament at the beginning of the vacation season, where it was difficult to secure the necessary majority to dismiss it again.<\/p>\n<h2>What happened at the Parliament<\/h2>\n<p>At the EP, a simple majority initially supported rejecting the position with 314 MEPs voting in favor, 276 against, and 17 abstentions. <\/p>\n<p>As there was no absolute majority (currently equal to 360 MEPs) to reject the amended EP position (276 MEPs voted in favor, 286 against, 30 abstentions), the second reading was closed, and the amended package has now been sent to the Council for approval within 3 months.<\/p>\n<p>The amended EP position adopts a positive, yet rather cosmetic amendment proposed by the liberal RENEW group that would \u201cexclude communications to which end-to-end encryption is, has been, or will be applied\u201d from the scope of the law. <\/p>\n<p>While some MEPs have called this &#8220;a glimmer of hope,&#8221; and it was likely one of the contributing factors why the whole text was not rejected in the second hearing, it is not clear how extensive the list of such communication channels could be. <\/p>\n<p>Since this amendment may run counter to the very idea of mass scanning of private communications, the Council is likely to reject these amendments. <\/p>\n<p>The previous Council positions on Chat Control 2.0 have also included minor statements about protecting privacy and end-to-end encryption, but no technical debate about how aligning the goals of Chat Control and end-to-end encryption is possible in practice.<\/p>\n<p>While social media is buzzing with criticism of both proposals, the conversation at the member state level about the files is scarce. <\/p>\n<p>At the member state level, the files for both Chat Control proposals are normally led by representatives from the Ministries of the Interior. <\/p>\n<p>Currently, only a small number of countries are engaged in an active debate on the matter, evaluating the proposal not only from a law enforcement perspective but also through the lens of data protection, private communication and cybersecurity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">21st-century democracy: How Ireland consulted the public on its EU Presidency<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Data protection rules slow LLM rollout in Europe, study says<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Big-tent opposition<\/h2>\n<p>Both proposals for the mass scanning of European private communications have ignited widespread opposition, spanning left-wing, liberal and right-wing politicians, privacy advocates such as former MEP Patrick Breyer, cybersecurity specialists and even human rights advocates with extensive experience in freedom of expression and information issues outside the EU.<\/p>\n<p>The recently re-elected ALDE Party President and German MEP, Svenja Hahn, was openly critical of the parliamentary vote in her comment for EUTechLoop:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a disgrace that the Chat Control instrument has passed in the European Parliament. It opens the door for mass surveillance of all private communication of our European citizens instead of the targeted fight against child sexual abuse as proposed by the Parliament.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The surveillance of private chats pushed by EU-states is a threat for our freedom and democracy. We need to continue fighting against Chat Control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, Lyudmyla Kozlovska commented for EUTechLoop that the vote on Chat Control 1.0 should be viewed in a broader context of erosion of privacy in the EU: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat vote should trouble anyone who cares about how democracy in the EU works, not just about privacy. It\u2019s the same approach to normalising the erosion of privacy that we\u2019ve seen before \u2014 first with financial privacy, then travellers\u2019 data, now our communications: a sweeping power justified by an urgent-sounding purpose, then quietly normalised.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And the result? Financial, security and cybersecurity laws are now heavily weaponised by adversaries of the EU against its own citizens and entities, for transnational repression.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The real fight for encryption and the privacy of communication is in September, over Chat Control 2.0. 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It&#8217;s a fake Erling Haaland<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2908636-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2908636\" data-cid=\"9832295\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Inside the UN AI summit that attracted more visitors than ever<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896649-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896649\" data-cid=\"9772574\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Humanoid robots face off in Beijing\u2019s first high school football final<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2908659-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2908659\" data-cid=\"9832453\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    News outlets seek sanctions against OpenAI in copyright battle<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Chat Control 1.0 \u2014 a temporary derogation from ePrivacy rules designed to detect online child sexual abuse \u2014 was adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday.The regulation will remain in effect until 3 April 2028, providing a substantial buffer while lawmakers negotiate an agreement on the updated framework, Chat Control 2.0.How the file resurfacedIn March, MEPs rejected extending Chat Control 1.0 after subsequent talks failed.In late June, the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola reopened the file, sending it to the Council, warning that the expired rules left a dangerous gap in online child protection.The Council then sent the file back to Parliament at the beginning of the vacation season, where it was difficult to secure the necessary majority to dismiss it again.What happened at the ParliamentAt the EP, a simple majority initially supported rejecting the position with 314 MEPs voting in favor, 276 against, and 17 abstentions.As there was no absolute majority (currently equal to 360 MEPs) to reject the amended EP position (276 MEPs voted in favor, 286 against, 30 abstentions), the second reading was closed, and the amended package has now been sent to the Council for approval within 3 months.The amended EP position adopts a positive, yet rather cosmetic amendment proposed by the liberal RENEW group that would \u201cexclude communications to which end-to-end encryption is, has been, or will be applied\u201d from the scope of the law.While some MEPs have called this &#8220;a glimmer of hope,&#8221; and it was likely one of the contributing factors why the whole text was not rejected in the second hearing, it is not clear how extensive the list of such communication channels could be.Since this amendment may run counter to the very idea of mass scanning of private communications, the Council is likely to reject these amendments.The previous Council positions on Chat Control 2.0 have also included minor statements about protecting privacy and end-to-end encryption, but no technical debate about how aligning the goals of Chat Control and end-to-end encryption is possible in practice.While social media is buzzing with criticism of both proposals, the conversation at the member state level about the files is scarce.At the member state level, the files for both Chat Control proposals are normally led by representatives from the Ministries of the Interior.Currently, only a small number of countries are engaged in an active debate on the matter, evaluating the proposal not only from a law enforcement perspective but also through the lens of data protection, private communication and cybersecurity.Big-tent oppositionBoth proposals for the mass scanning of European private communications have ignited widespread opposition, spanning left-wing, liberal and right-wing politicians, privacy advocates such as former MEP Patrick Breyer, cybersecurity specialists and even human rights advocates with extensive experience in freedom of expression and information issues outside the EU.The recently re-elected ALDE Party President and German MEP, Svenja Hahn, was openly critical of the parliamentary vote in her comment for EUTechLoop:\u201cIt\u2019s a disgrace that the Chat Control instrument has passed in the European Parliament. It opens the door for mass surveillance of all private communication of our European citizens instead of the targeted fight against child sexual abuse as proposed by the Parliament.&#8221;&#8221;The surveillance of private chats pushed by EU-states is a threat for our freedom and democracy. We need to continue fighting against Chat Control.\u201dThe President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, Lyudmyla Kozlovska commented for EUTechLoop that the vote on Chat Control 1.0 should be viewed in a broader context of erosion of privacy in the EU:\u201cThat vote should trouble anyone who cares about how democracy in the EU works, not just about privacy. It\u2019s the same approach to normalising the erosion of privacy that we\u2019ve seen before \u2014 first with financial privacy, then travellers\u2019 data, now our communications: a sweeping power justified by an urgent-sounding purpose, then quietly normalised.&#8221;&#8221;And the result? Financial, security and cybersecurity laws are now heavily weaponised by adversaries of the EU against its own citizens and entities, for transnational repression.&#8221;&#8221;The real fight for encryption and the privacy of communication is in September, over Chat Control 2.0. 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