After a long dispute, the EU Parliament has voted in an expedited procedure to extend the controversial exception rule for the indiscriminate scanning of chats.

The legislation has been dubbed "chat control" by its critics, due to its privacy implications, particularly on end-to-end encrypted communications. #EuropeNews

Mit einem verfahrenstechnischen Kniff drängen Befürworter im EU-Parlament kurz vor der Sommerpause auf die Reaktivierung anlassloser Scans von Chatnachrichten.

With a procedural trick, proponents in the EU Parliament are pushing for reactivation of indiscriminate scans of chat messages shortly before the summer break.

Die Chatkontrolle schien erledigt. Doch kurz vor der Sommerpause nimmt sie eine überraschende Wendung – und entfacht einen Machtkampf im EU-Parlament.

EU lawmakers voted through a rare urgent procedure that sets up a vote on Thursday to extend controversial so-called “chat control” rules.

MEPs vote again on temporary rules allowing chat scanning for child abuse content

Nach langem Streit hat das EU-Parlament im Eilverfahren für die Verlängerung der umstrittenen Ausnahmeregelung zum anlasslosen Scannen von Chats gestimmt.

After a long dispute, the EU Parliament has voted in an expedited procedure to extend the controversial exception rule for the indiscriminate scanning of chats.

The European Parliament has approved an extension of temporary rules allowing online platforms to continue voluntarily scanning unencrypted user communications for known child…

Opponents won the count but missed the 360-seat threshold needed to stop the interim CSAM-scanning rule

Naturally, the scanning regime won...

A loophole in parliamentary procedure allowed MEPs to extend mass scanning of private communications until 2026 — without a direct vote on the substance of the law.

Una lacuna nella procedura parlamentare ha permesso agli eurodeputati di prorogare fino al 2026 il controllo massivo delle comunicazioni private, senza un voto diretto sul merito…

Opponents to the rule suggest the maneuver is unprecedented.

Il Parlamento europeo ha approvato modifiche alla proroga di Chat Control 1.0, escludendo le comunicazioni protette da crittografia end-to-end dall'ambito di applicazione delle…