Chat Control
The informal name for a European Union legislative proposal aimed at combating the distribution of child sexual abuse material. Its central controversy is the requirement that instant messaging service providers actively scan users' private messages, which poses a fundamental threat to end-to-end encryption.
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The European Commission proposed the Chat Control regulation in May 2022 (formally known as the Regulation on preventing and combating child sexual abuse), requiring communications service providers to automatically scan user messages.
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Chat Control is the colloquial name for a series of EU legislative proposals aimed at combating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online.
65%UnverifiedThe European Commission proposed the Chat Control regulation in May 2022 (formally known as the Regulation on preventing and combating child sexual abuse), requiring communications service providers to automatically scan user messages.
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