End of “Chat Control”: EU Parliament Stops Mass Surveillance in Voting

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Chat Control was defeated yet again today, by a single vote.

Thank you EU netizens, especially those who contacted and lobbied your representatives. Because of you, a single vote made all the difference.

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I hate to sound like a pessimistic dick but I see this as bad news in disguise. The opposition know they’re close. They’ll try again and may win next time.

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IIRC this was like the third vote in 6 months. So… they have tried. And failed.

Yeah 1 vote sucks. Better than a loss. EU citizens need to stay vigilant and keep up the pressure

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There were two votes. More info here.

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The close vote was on the ammendment, not the rejection of the whole bill, which passed handily.

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At the same time, this rejection will give ammunition to Chat Control 2.0 proponents. In fact, I suspect (no evidence to be sure) that this is why most of the EPP - VON Der Leyen’s party and the one that pulled off this weird procedural trick - members voted against the renewal.

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This battle won’t end until Chat Control or a future derivative is put into law.

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