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.
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.
This battle won’t end until Chat Control or a future derivative is put into law.
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@Breeze7846 chat control 3.0 is coming 🥸
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Can someone send me a link that shows how the parties have voted on this?
I want to consider this on the next european parliament election
at the top of the linked blog Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application · Vote Results · HowTheyVote.eu
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