US EditionThe vote on Chat Control has been postponed, but the “fight isn’t over” yet – here's what we know
- Yesterday, EU interior ministers withdrew the planned October 14, 2025 vote on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation after failing to secure a qualified majority among the 27 member states.
- On October 7, Germany joined opposition, with Luxembourg and Estonia, forming a blocking minority representing over 35.
- Detection orders in the draft would require digital service providers, including WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal, to scan user content with client-side scanning, exempting official state accounts but mandating private-user measures; experts warn this risks mass surveillance.
- The Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU has vowed to refine its compromise ahead of December talks, with Patrick Breyer saying ministers will reconvene on December 6 and 7, while Signal threatened to quit the EU market.
- Campaigners warn the delay has real costs for victims as children's rights advocates say over 1200 days left many at risk, while 800 scientists and experts warn scanning tech poses hacking vulnerabilities.
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The Federal Government has announced that it will not control encrypted communication without reason. However, is the controversial EU initiative thus off the table? There are justified doubts about this.
At the press conference closing the meeting of interior ministers, not a single word was said about the proposal, which even caused MEPs to be spammed, let alone about migration.
EU Ministers Agree on Tighter Control Over the Internet
Last Friday, October 10th, digital ministers quietly agreed to the so-called Jutland Declaration, a non-binding political statement adopted during a meeting in Horsens, Denmark, under the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU. Officially titled ’The Jutland Declaration: Shaping a Safe Online World for Minors,’ the document calls for stronger protections for children online. In practice, it opens the door to EU-wide age verification that wou…
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