(1/2) Is this the end of #ChatControl ? Well, not quite, but big news nevertheless! The Danish govt has told reporters that they plan to drop the Commission's proposed "Detection Orders" (mandates requiring chat and email providers to scan people's private communications, even if it breaks end-to-end encryption), due to a lack of political support. Having previously been fierce proponents of encryption-breaking mass scanning, this is a big change from Denmark. However, it DOESN'T mean....

A lot of people talking about the EU's #ChatControl bill, and rightly so. There are 2 really important votes coming up. As someone who has worked on it for 4 years (before the official proposal was even put forward) from a digital human rights perspective, here's a quick recap / informed source of what the heck is actually going on: - The European Commission put forward a proposal in 2022 to mass scan public and private communications, using AI, in case of people sharing abuse material; (1/x)

For those who followed my posts yesterday, you'll be glad to know that Hungary's strategy to shame the 'blocking minority' at today's Council meeting did not go well for them. Following the Hungary's warning that "remember, we are live", 10 countries took the floor to explain why they cannot support the proposal. This is one of the strongest set of statements we have seen in defence of end-to-end encryption and against mass surveillance of private communications!

⚠️ 🇪🇺 Tomorrow, something unprecedented (and IMO completely unhinged) will be happening on the EU's draft CSA Regulation (#ChatControl). Here's my take on what's happening & what you can do to help as someone that cares about digital rights: - The law has been stalled for years because the EU Council (reps of all the member states) cannot agree to a position; - On the one hand, you have governments like Spain who have admitted that they want to put a stop to encryption; 🧵