⛔ STOP SCROLLING!!! EU About to KILL chat privacy!!!
The EU is on the brink of passing a law that could change the internet forever - and Germany’s vote is the last domino.
Dubbed “Chat Control,” the proposed regulation would force apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal to scan messages before they’re encrypted. That means no more true privacy. Every message you send could be screened - by default.
15 EU nations support it. But they don’t make up enough of the population to pass the law. Germany’s 83 million citizens? They tip the scale. If Germany says yes, the rest of Europe could be forced into mass surveillance.
Ironically, Germany already has laws allowing police to bypass encryption. But scaling that across the entire EU? That’s a whole new level.
Civil rights groups, privacy advocates and even EU parliamentarians across the political spectrum are sounding the alarm. 400+ scientists warned the detection tech behind Chat Control is deeply flawed - with tons of false positives.
Supporters say it’ll fight child abuse. Critics say it creates massive backdoors that hackers, hostile governments and criminals will exploit - and that it risks turning Europe into a surveillance state.
Make no mistake: this isn’t about one vote. It’s about whether encryption survives at all.
On Friday, Germany decides. And the future of privacy in the EU could vanish with it!!! #Privacy #ChatControl #EU #Europe #Germany