Show threadEDRiFeb 26

2/3 On #AgeVerification, the position of EU member states is to have rules which would force most or all private message services to check people's ID documents before being able to use them.

🚫 This would not keep anyone safe, but could have serious negative consequences on everyone's free expression and right to private communications.

The Parliament needs to prioritise making sure that the final text on the #CSARegulation safeguards uses of age verification and doesn't make them mandatory.

EDRiFeb 26

1/3 🚨#ChatControl is in the final stretch 🚨

Today, EU lawmakers are gathering for the next round of formal negotiations on the controversial #CSARegulation.

🔎 While some of the most controversial issues, like those relating to mass scanning, will come later, we are paying a lot of attention to things that could be discussed soon, especially the rules on #AgeVerification.

Read our blog about the latest updates on the CSA Regulation negotiations ➡️ https://edri.org/our-work/chat-control-is-in-the-final-stretch-but-it-could-be-a-marathon-not-a-sprint/

Chat Control is in the final stretch - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

With final negotiations on the controversial CSA Regulation underway, you’d be forgiven for thinking that our digital rights are out of the woods.

European Digital Rights (EDRi)
EDRiDec 10

1/6📍#ChatControl: Yesterday, EU lawmakers entered the final stage of negotiations ('trilogues') on the controversial #CSARegulation, aka Chat Control.

📣 EDRi has been advocating for years to make sure that this law tackles the severe crime of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online without resorting to #MassSurveillance, breaking #encryption or compelling people to undergo intrusive age checks, all of which would have harmful consequences for people and communities.

CCIA EuropeDec 9

Ahead of today's first #CSARegulation trilogue, @ClaudiaCanelles stresses: "EU Member States have made it very clear: the #CSAM Regulation can only move forward if it protects #minors while maintaining #privacy and #encryption." ⚖️

➡️ https://ccianet.org/news/2025/11/protecting-children-online-eu-member-states-adopt-negotiating-mandate-for-csam-rules/ #ChatControl

Show threadKerplunkNov 26

@edri
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.

No worry, the messages will be scanned anyway by 5 eyes friends... The suggestions will also come back, very quietly in the hopes nobody will notice.

Regulators can not be trusted at all.

Show threadEDRiNov 26

5/5 ✊🏾We will continue to call on our lawmakers to ensure that the final #CSARegulation protects children while being compatible with #FundamentalRights, protecting encrypted communications, and not forcing the widespread use of unreliable and data-hungry age verification tools.

🤔 Want to know more about how we can move past #ChatControl to solutions that truly protect young people AND privacy? Read this op-ed by @edri's Head of Policy @ella for Tech Policy Press: https://www.techpolicy.press/moving-past-chat-control-to-solutions-that-truly-protect-kids-and-privacy/

Moving Past "Chat Control" to Solutions that Truly Protect Kids and Privacy | TechPolicy.Press

As EU governments rethink their child-safety proposal, Ella Jakubowska writes that lawmakers now have a chance to protect children while safeguarding privacy.

Tech Policy Press
EDRiNov 26

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.

DigitalcourageOct 31

Dänemark stoppt überraschend seine Pläne für die verpflichtende #Chatkontrolle. Die Regierung zieht damit einen der umstrittensten EU-Vorschläge im Bereich „Sicherheitspolitik“ zurück. Die „gesichtwahrende Ausstiegsoption“: Statt Zwangsscans von Chats soll nun auf Freiwilligkeit gesetzt werden. Wir deuten das als wichtigen Erfolg für Grundrechte und digitale Privatsphäre in Europa.

#Datenschutz #EU #Kommunikation #Freiheit #CSARegulation

https://www.heise.de/news/Daenemark-verabschiedet-sich-ueberraschend-von-Plaenen-fuer-die-Chatkontrolle-10965218.html

Dänemark verabschiedet sich überraschend von Plänen für die Chatkontrolle

Überraschende Wende: die Ratspräsidentschaft hat ihre Pläne begraben, WhatsApp & Co. zur Suche nach Missbrauchsdarstellungen zu verpflichten

heise online
Nextcloud - Open source content collaboration platformOct 8

Open letter to EU Member States on the proposed CSA Regulation or “Chat Control” law

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nextcloud.com/blog/open-letter-csa-regulation-chat-control-law/

Privacy GuidesSep 8, 2025

🕑 EU Citizens have 4 days: the clock is ticking!

European countries are finalizing their positions on Chat Control this Friday. If your country supports Chat Control, it is vital you contact your representatives and voice your opposition to the EU's latest surveillance and censorship tactic. 🇪🇺

The latest from staff writer Em: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/09/08/chat-control-must-be-stopped/

#ChatControl #EU #Privacy #E2EE #StopChatControl #CSAR #ChatControle #Bulgaria #Croatia #Cyprus #Denmark #France #Hungary #Ireland #Italy #Latvia #Lithuania #Malta #Portugal #Slovakia #Spain #Sweden #EUpol #CSARegulation #Article #PrivacyGuides