EU Commission and Council Extend Chat Control Despite Repeated Parliamentary Opposition (heise.de)

• Parliament voted three times against extending chat control
• Commission, Council, and EPP used procedural trick to force re-vote and pass extension
• Critics see severe democratic deficit in EU process

"The EU Commission, Council, and the European People's Party (EPP) successfully pushed through an extension of the voluntary chat control exception in the European Parliament, despite three prior votes against it. The measure, which allows platforms to scan private messages for child sexual abuse material, passed using procedural tactics. Critics argue the process reveals severe democratic deficiencies in the EU."