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EU Parliament Passes New Returns Regulation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/eu-parliament-passes-new-returns-regulation/

End of "Chat Control": EU Parliament Stops Mass Surveillance in Voting Thriller

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/end-of-chat-control-eu-parliament-stops-mass-surveillance-in-voting-thriller-paving-the-way-for-genuine-child-protection/

#HackerNews #EndOfChatControl #EUParliament #MassSurveillance #ChildProtection #PrivacyRights

End of “Chat Control”: EU Parliament Stops Mass Surveillance in Voting Thriller – Paving the Way for Genuine Child Protection!

The controversial mass surveillance of private messages in Europe is coming to an end. After the European Parliament had already rejected the indiscriminate and blanket Chat Control by US tech companies on 13 March, conservative forces attempted a democratically highly questionable maneuver yesterda

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Seth G.1d ago

"Defeated by one vote" = "Too many authoritarians in the #EUParliament"

#ChatControl #EU #EuropeanUnion

N-gated Hacker News 1d ago

🇪🇺🎉 The European Parliament gave Chat Control 1.0 the boot, because who doesn't love a good privacy drama? 🙄 Big Tech's apparently been naughty, peeking at your messages, but now they have until 2026 to pretend like they care. 🤔🔍 #PrivacyWins but #SnailPace, anyone? 🚀🐌
https://bsky.app/profile/tuta.com/post/3mhxkfowv322c #PrivacyDrama #BigTech #Accountability #ChatControl2026 #EUParliament #HackerNews #ngated

Tuta (@tuta.com)

You did it! 🥳 European Parliament just decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop. This means on April 6, 2026, Gmail, LinkedIn, Microsoft and other Big Techs must stop scanning your private messages in the EU. #PrivacyWins 💪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Nikita Karamov 2d ago

I've watched the #ChatControl session live, which was the first #EUParliament plenary session I've ever watched, and I have questions.

If every MEP has a digital voting device, why do some votes happen by show of hands?

For both types of votes: Why the hell is it so fast?

Why are all proposals worded so badly, with layers upon layers of negation? "Ah yes, I vote against the amendment that would remove a paragraph from a motion to discard a paragraph from an act that forbids Foo" how do you even parse this?

Or, generally speaking: Are we sure that, even if the elected MEPs are the ones we voted for, they actually submit correct votes? Not because they're secretly evil, but because the whole voting process seems so confusing and user-hostile.

I really need to learn more about it all works

Agathokles Martinios 4d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/116277691327823258

I have contacted my MP's to fight this, please consider doing the same if you live in the EU.

#EU #ChatControl #NoChatControl #EUChatControl #NoEUChatControl #EUParliament

Headlines Africa Mar 20

Alliance of Sahel states outraged at EU demand to free Niger's president http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRc7tm #Niger #FreeBazoum #SahelAlliance #EUParliament #HumanRights

Fiordaliso_456 Mar 19

The most important reservoir of #naturalgas is on fire. #Israel attached #Iran #LNGplant and, also, #Qatar reservoirs are on fire.

Europe will pay a great price for this and runs the risk of a gas shortage EVEN SO, NO SANCTIONS, NOTHING TOWARDS ISRAEL!!

As an EU citizen I'm pretty tired of the EU COMMISSION inaction!!

There is a #petition to full suspension of the #EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel’s violations of human rights.
Here it is the link👇

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#/screen/home 🚨

They need 1 million signatures from 7 EU Countries within January 2027. 🔥 At the being moment, more than 550000 signatures have been collected 🔥 The initiative is supported by the Left of the #EUParliament! Let's sign/spread the word!!

Isr@el takes advantage by both economic and political support by EU. As citizens we can pressure them to stop at leat part of the money going to Tel Aviv...🤬

Jesper Vinge Mar 14

Question: Does anyone know when this EU Parliament hearing took place? The video was uploaded to Youtube yesterday, but I can’t find information about it anywhere. Any resistance to this war is not widely reported. (Obviously) #euparliament #iran

https://youtu.be/fizKYzQzzUw?is=6V-GR36dDu_1xHp9