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The EU Council cancelled its scheduled October 14 vote on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, commonly known as Chat Control, after Germany announced its opposition to the controversial legislation that would require tech companies to scan private communications.</span

The EU Council cancelled its scheduled October 14 vote on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, commonly known as Chat Control, after Germany announced its opposition to the controversial legislation that would require tech companies to scan private communications.

Germany's opposition effectively blocked the required qualified majority in the EU Council, as the country's 83.5 million citizens represent approximately 19% of the EU's population, joining Poland and the Netherlands in forming a blocking minority.</span

Germany's opposition effectively blocked the required qualified majority in the EU Council, as the country's 83.5 million citizens represent approximately 19% of the EU's population, joining Poland and the Netherlands in forming a blocking minority.

The Danish EU presidency, which made the regulation a flagship priority, withdrew the item from the home affairs ministers' agenda and is now working toward a new compromise for a ministerial meeting scheduled for December 2025.</span

The Danish EU presidency, which made the regulation a flagship priority, withdrew the item from the home affairs ministers' agenda and is now working toward a new compromise for a ministerial meeting scheduled for December 2025.

Under the proposed regulation, messaging platforms would be required to scan all URLs, images and videos shared by users for child sexual abuse material, even in end-to-end encrypted communications, using AI-powered detection systems.</span

Under the proposed regulation, messaging platforms would be required to scan all URLs, images and videos shared by users for child sexual abuse material, even in end-to-end encrypted communications, using AI-powered detection systems.

Privacy advocates and encrypted messaging services like Signal and Threema have threatened to leave the European market if the law passes, arguing that the scanning requirements would effectively create backdoors and undermine encryption.</span

Privacy advocates and encrypted messaging services like Signal and Threema have threatened to leave the European market if the law passes, arguing that the scanning requirements would effectively create backdoors and undermine encryption.

Children's rights campaigners held rallies outside EU headquarters expressing frustration over the delays, noting that around two-thirds of child sexual abuse webpages detected globally last year were traced to EU countries.</span

Children's rights campaigners held rallies outside EU headquarters expressing frustration over the delays, noting that around two-thirds of child sexual abuse webpages detected globally last year were traced to EU countries.

EU Cancels Chat Control Vote After Germany's Opposition

EU Cancels Chat Control Vote After Germany's Opposition

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