2026-07-10 / Signal #2

EU Parliament greenlights "Chat Control 1.0" via procedural loophole despite majority voting against it (July 9 vote).

“A majority of MEPs voted *against* mass scanning of your private chats. It still became law anyway.”

Why It Matters

Concrete policy change enabling tech companies to (voluntarily) scan private messages/emails for CSAM, reviving expired temporary regime until 2028; weird democratic irony and "think of the children" surveillance precedent changing law, privacy, institutions, and internet culture.

Evidence

Patrick Breyer's post and official parliamentary records; Wired, Euronews, and widespread X backlash highlighting the "absolute majority needed to reject" technicality that let it pass.

Sources

Daily scan: 2026-07-10