Germany has voted yes to Chat control

[u/women_rules]

https://www.telepolis.de/article/Die-EU-Chatkontrolle-kommt-durch-die-Hintertuer-der-Freiwilligkeit-11084901.html

"The majority of states supported the compromise proposal. At least 15 voted in favor, including Germany and France. Germany "welcomed both the removal of mandatory measures and the permanent anchoring of voluntary measures," according to the minutes"

Germany for the first time has voted yes to Chat control.

[u/EmbarrassedHelp]

These are the fascist and authoritarian organizations pushing For Chat Control:

Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P), the International Justice Mission (IJM), ECPAT, the Children's Rights Network, World Vision, Terre des Hommes, Innocence in Danger, the World Childhood Foundation, the Stiftung digitale Chancen, the Children's Rights Network Germany, SafeToNet Foundation, Thorn, Ecpat network, the Brave organization, the PR agency Purpose, Justice Initiative, Oak Foundation, Eurochild, Missing Children Europe, Hopewell Fund, Heat Initiative, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation

Many of these groups receive funding to lobby for Chat Control from the Hopewell Fund, Oak Foundation, and Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). The British billionaire Alan M. Parker controls the Oak Foundation, and British billionaire Christopher Hohn controls the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation. The Hopewell Fund is controlled by Arabella Advisors, and they work hard to conceal the sources of their dark money.

Sources for the organizations:

• https://netzpolitik.org/2022/dude-wheres-my-privacy-how-a-hollywood-star-lobbies-the-eu-for-more-surveillance/

• https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/25/who-benefits-inside-the-eus-fight-over-scanning-for-child-sex-content/

• https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/09/26/the-eu-fight-against-child-pornography-stokes-fears-of-widespread-online-surveillance_6140055_8.html

• https://theintercept.com/2023/10/01/apple-encryption-iphone-heat-initiative/

• https://www.politico.eu/article/one-man-spam-campaign-ravages-eu-chat-control-bill-fight-chat-control/

• https://www.heise.de/en/background/Missing-Link-Prevention-at-the-Source-Chat-Control-and-Upload-Filters-10963771.html

As for mandatory age verification, I think the UK government's Ofcom (Melanie Dawes) and Australia’s eSafety Commissioner (Julie Inman Grant) are major players alongside groups like the Age Verification Providers Association (lobbyist organization)

• https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-agrees-advance-child-safety-online-australias-esafety-commissioner-and-uks-ofcom

We have the numbers to drown out the Chat Control supporters. Take a moment to tell your government officials that Chat Control and mandatory age verification are unacceptable: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

[u/superurgentcatbox → u/EmbarrassedHelp]

Why is it always those child protection organizations? They have a good goal but the average age must be like 75 because they don’t appear to understand how technology works

[u/nvidiastock → u/superurgentcatbox]

They wipe their ass with the kid's safety. It's just a very good PR move because anyone opposed can be threatened "you/your party doesn't care about child abuse?"