Chat Control, the measure proposed by the European Commission since 2022, could vote this fall, triggering debates and mobilizations on social networks. Internet users began to write to the MEPs and the president to convince them to oppose the measure.
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A discussion on Reddit, which shows that “Apparently the Government of Romania now supports Chatcontrol ”, He started a whole debate on the platform on the measure that could be adopted in Europe this autumn.
The criticisms did not delay to appear: “Once again it turns out that we are turns on European politics “,” Name and Shame! Currently it seems that they are undecided, the cannons should be put on them “, Write one user, while another proposes a protest.
Politicians, excluded from applying the measure
Politicians are excluded from applying the measure, which has also attracted more critics: “He supports him because the politicians are excluded from that monitoring. When they were sitting on them during the Kovesi period, they were fainted after Privacy and human rights. Now it hurts somewhere as long as the rest of the population loses their rights, but they keep them. says another.
“I still do not understand how this entitiative is not in conflict with Article 7 – every person has the right to respect for private and family life, the domicile and the secret of communications ”, Write another Reddit user.
Critics were also directed to MEPs: “Terheș opposes, Meanwhile Dan Barna and Voiculescu from the USR praise are to pick mushrooms, they have no time for things. Before you say why I don’t take the rest, I hope I don’t have to explain why I have higher expectations from Barna and Voiculescu than from Lazarus and Soso.”
“I can’t believe that all those users are on the side of censorship! Not really“Writes another user.
Another Internet, however, comes with a conclusion: “You will not be deceived. It will pass at one point. That it is now that it is in 5 years, we are also heading for constant monitoring.”
Another discussion on Reddit urges the users to write to the MEPs and the President of Romania, Nicușor Dan.
What the European Commission proposes and what is the stated purpose
The European Union could adopt a law that would oblige the platforms to automatically scan all the messages, including the end-to-end encrypted ones. The initiative called “Chat Control” has been launched since 2022 by the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Ylva Johansson.
The motivation of the initiative claims that it is proposed to combat the abuses on minors in the online environment. The project has undergone multiple delays and reviews, due to the opposition from both technology companies and cryptography experts.
Critics point out that the measure would practically mean the compromise of end-to-end encryption, considered the safest form of digital messages. Once created a technical “portion” for automatic scan, it could be exploited not only by authorities, but also by authoritarian regimes or groups of hackers.
According to the site FightchatControl.eu, 12 countries support the measure, including Romania, while another 7 are opposed, and 8 states are undecided.
