The EU is negotiating a law that would let your private chats, photos and emails be scanned by machines, and checked by strangers. No warrant. No suspicion. Everyone.
27 countries. Around 450 million people. Every private message.Chat Control is an EU law, so it would apply everywhere in the Union at once. That's why it has to be stopped in Brussels.
Type anything you'd send a friend, or pick an example. This is a simulation of how mass scanning works: every message is checked, and anything a machine finds suspicious is copied for review.
Your messages appear here.
Nothing yet. It's waiting.
The official name is the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation. Its critics call it Chat Control, because that's what it does: it puts controls on your chats.
In July 2026, a rule letting tech companies scan unencrypted private messages was revived until 2028, even though more MEPs voted against it than for it.
A second, permanent law is being negotiated behind closed doors. Governments pushing it want scanning made standard, with pressure on the encryption that keeps apps like WhatsApp and Signal private.
Talks have failed again and again because people kept speaking up. Each round is decided by a handful of negotiators. They are watching how loud we are.
The EU lets platforms scan private messages "temporarily". Critics name it Chat Control 1.0.
The European Commission proposes a permanent law that would make scanning compulsory, encrypted apps included.
The European Parliament refuses to extend the temporary rule. It expires on 3 April.
It's brought back through a fast-track procedure before the summer break. A majority of MEPs vote no, but blocking it required 361 votes. Scanning returns until April 2028.
A sixth round of closed-door talks on the permanent law. Still no deal on mass scanning, for now.
Negotiations continue. Each round is a chance for them to push it through, or for us to stop it.
Protecting children matters to every one of us. That's exactly why this law deserves scrutiny. Tap a card.
We want children protected, with targeted investigations of real suspects, properly funded police work, and fast removal of abuse material.
We do not accept the scanning of hundreds of millions of innocent people's private messages.
We ask you to reject any law that scans private communications without suspicion, weakens encryption, or ends anonymous communication online. Keep our messages private.