Chat Control: What is actually going on? In summer 2025, so-called “Chat Control” became a huge topic of public attention. This is because in a major vote planned for 13 or 14 October, EU governments will decide whether to endorse or reject a mass surveillance, encryption-breaking and anonymity-ending law: the EU CSA Regulation. However, there remain many democratic checks-and-balances in the EU lawmaking system that mean we still have a strong chance to stop measures that would amount to Chat Control… (Read More Here).

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WHAT CAN YOU DO RIGHT NOW?

This is the perfect time for people across the EU to make their voices heard. Members of the European Parliament need to hear our support for their position in case there are negotiations in the future. Even more crucially, EU Member State governments urgently need to hear that we oppose measures that would amount to Chat Control. Under European and international law, they have an obligation to oppose the CSA Regulation until it protects our rights, freedoms and security. The current Council text which is the subject of October’s vote could not be further away from that threshold.

Sign the petition of the Stop Scanning Me campaign and join thousands of people opposing the attack on our secure communication. As soon as our petition reaches a critical threshold, we will deliver it to decision lawmakers as we did in the past.