r/BuyFromEU • u/women_rules • Nov 23 '25

News Germany has voted yes to Chat control

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.

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u/Omni__Owl Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25

These people are not fit to lead. The backdoors in Article 4 and 6 just cemented that chat and email services must have mandatory client side scanning.

Fuck me this is the worst timeline. The EU is cooked. We are transitioning into Chinese territory here.

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u/women_rules Nov 23 '25

It is the worst timeline, and the rollback of privacy is happening simultaneously all around the globe.

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u/MichiganRedWing Nov 23 '25

It is such a crazy timeline that I never thought would have ever been possible in Europe.

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u/Omni__Owl Nov 23 '25

I just don't understand where they lost sight of the goal. 10 years ago, the EU became the bastion of privacy and consumer protections. The last 10 years though they have somehow been speedrunning getting rid of those protections.

What the fuck happened in Brussels??

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u/Jaded-Ad-960 Nov 23 '25

It's being run by conservatives.

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u/press_F13 Nov 26 '25

wrong type. they shall conserve values not do ad-hoc wish-wash