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EU delays 'chat control' law over privacy concerns

Summary by Deutsche Welle
A proposed EU law designed to scan online communication to keep kids safe from online sexual predators has been shelved over worries it could undermine fundamental privacy rights.

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At the press conference closing the meeting of interior ministers, not a single word was said about the proposal, which even caused MEPs to be spammed, let alone about migration.

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It circulates on social networks a content that ensures that the Council of the European Union “has to decide this Tuesday, October 14, whether to pass the law of the ‘Chat Control’,” which the publication itself qualifies as “a rule that will allow governments to control and scan all your private messages in applications such as WhatsApp or Telegram.” “They want to end our privacy and turn your phone and mine into surveillance devices!”, says t…

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The European Commission has postponed today's vote on the controversial Chat Control proposal. The Danish presidency withdrew it from the agenda due to lack of support across Europe. Critics are particularly unhappy with the idea of a blanket ban on chats in Europe.

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Deutsche Welle broke the news in Bonn, Germany on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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