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xeniax ⏚Aug 11, 2025

📢📢📢 Urgent call for action against Chat Control!

The EU still wants to pass the infamous "Chat Control" law, that would mandate scanning of all private digital communications, including encrypted messages and photos. This threatens fundamental privacy rights and can transform EU into a digital Gulag. Currently only 3 countries oppose this law, while 15 member states support it and 9 remain indecisive.

This means, the balance can still be shifted! It is very important to influence at least those who are in doubt. For instance, you can contact a MEP (Member of the European Parliament) and demand to oppose to Chat Control.

There is a tool that automates the process of writing and sending such letters:

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

Please check it out and send at least one letter!

#StopChatcontrol

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

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Kevin Karhan

Aug 11, 2025

@Xeniax All attacks on #privacy are illicit and illegitimate per definition, and merely appealing at authorities is not gonna work.

Instead encrypt harder by using real #E2EE with #SelfCustody [i.e. #PGP/MIME & #XMPP+#OMEMO), #decentralize and use @torproject / #Tor to normalize proper #ComSec!

Anything else is undue leniency in the face of #Cyberfacism!

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xeniax ⏚

@kkarhan @torproject What you suggest is a great tactics. Encrypt harder and by default! But contacting MEPs isn't contradictory and might actually work. Of course, I am skeptical about so-called representative democracy, but at this point we need to try all means...