Denmark has tabled next week's vote on Chat Control. Yet, per Peter Hummelgaard: "The Danish Presidency will, however, continue to work with the member states to find a solution, and therefore negotiations on the technical details of the proposal continue. It is urgent to find common ground."
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany is AGAINST Chat Control: Jens Spahn: "We as the CDU/CSU parliamentary group are against indiscriminate monitoring of chats. That would be like preemptively opening all letters to check whether there's something illegal in them. That's not acceptable, that won't happen under our watch." image
If you are ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German, you can now call many of your Bundestag members directly via by clicking the "Call" button! image
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy remains UNDECIDED, but is leaning towards SUPPORTING Chat Control despite clear conflicts with constitutional guarantees on privacy and the secrecy of correspondence. If you are Italian, consider contacting your national parliament members via ! image
Peter Hummelgaard, Danish Minister of Justice, in an interview about Chat Control, remains defiant: "I indisputably believe that surveillance creates an increased sense of security ... and given that the prerequisite for freedom is security, yes, I believe that more surveillance equates to more freedom" Disagree? Share your thoughts via , or to jm@jm.dk directly. image
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Denmark has scheduled a vote on Chat Control the 14th of October. Despite not wanting to break end-to-end encryption, ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany remains both UNDECIDED and critical to defeating the proposal. If you are German, please take action and contact your Bundestag members today via ! image
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Slovenia OPPOSES Chat Control! "Ministry of the Interior (MNZ) today announced today that it is committed to the right balance between the protection of children and the interference with fundamental rights, and cannot support the proposal for a regulation in its current form." Source: image
RE: Almost there! 48 149 / 50 000 signatures! View quoted note โ†’
IMPORTANT UPDATE ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium now SUPPORTS the compromise proposal IN PRINCIPLE, despite contradicting promises to citizens: reverts to UNDECIDED. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy is UNDECIDED, expressing doubts on including new CSAM in scope. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia is UNDECIDED but assesses the text positively, pending national support. image
Opposition to Chat Control within Denmark is growing. Fast. If you are a Danish citizen, please consider signing the Chat Control petition: At 50 000 signatures, it is automatically submitted to the parliament and undergoes the standard legislative process, including potential debates, review, and vote. image