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 💪

@Tutanota This is great! Question, where are you getting the picture from? I'm checking the EU website and the difference seems to be quite bigger that 1 MP (lucky us) https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2026-0040_EN.html#_section4
REPORT on the 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 | A10-0040/2026 | European Parliament

REPORT on the 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 (COM(2025)0797 - C10-0370/2025 - 2025/0429(COD)) Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Rapporteur: Birgit Sippel

@Laurielle Yes, there were two votes, sorry we got that mixed up when posting. Please check here for a detailed explanation of what happened:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47529646

And here: 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/

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