The EU Council and its participants have decided to withdraw the vote on the contentious Chat Control plan proposed by Belgium, the current EU President.

Moritz Körner, Member of the European Parliament, disclosed the decision on Twitter. Swedish publisher SVG said, “The question was removed at the last moment from Thursday’s ambassadorial meeting in Brussels”.

  • JustinAEnglish
    43·
    5 months ago

    And hack their phones so we can see why they want to spy on everyone else’s phones

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      5 months ago

      I have zero doubt that many core proponents of anti-privacy laws are pedophiles — that’s why they always add measures to ensure it’s illegal to invade their own privacy.

      • uis@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        In Russia one of biggest proponent of anti-privacy laws is Milonov, which looks like pedophile ans rumored to be gay.

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      It’s quite possible that they are simply doing all their stuff the old-fashioned way - talking in person with electronics off, exchanging paper notes and burning them, something like that.