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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 1w ago

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🇪🇺✅ Good news: No "dirty deal" on #ChatControl 2.0 in yesterday's trilogue! 🎉 The Parliament stood firm – thanks to your pressure. But: the threat remains, next showdown likely in November. Update: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-control-2-0-trilogue-update-no-mass-scanning-deal-for-now-european-parliament-stands-firm-against-search-plans/

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Chat Control 2.0 Trilogue Update: No mass scanning deal for now – European Parliament stands firm against "Search Plans"

Late yesterday, the crucial trilogue negotiation on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) concluded. The good news: The "dirty deal" to permanently legalize mass scanning of private communications did not happen. Thanks to the pressure from civil society (thank you!) and a firm stance by the E

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 1w ago

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🇪🇺People took to the streets in Warsaw on Saturday against #ChatControl: Big Tech must not monitor our chats! https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/protest-against-european-parliament-chat-control-10-legislation-in-warsaw-poland-26-sep-2026/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMVNPUEEwMDA3UVVNMFQ Final deal looms Tuesday. Now it's your turn: Email or call your MEPs TODAY via https://fightchatcontrol.eu 📞📧

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 1w ago

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🇫🇷Manifestation à Varsovie samedi contre #ChatControl : Big Tech ne doit pas surveiller nos chats ! https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/protest-against-european-parliament-chat-control-10-legislation-in-warsaw-poland-26-sep-2026/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMVNPUEEwMDA3UVVNMFQ L'accord final menace mardi. À vous de jouer : écrivez ou appelez vos eurodéputés auourd'hui via https://fightchatcontrol.eu ! 📞📧

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 1w ago

🇩🇪⏳ #Chatkontrolle-Countdown: Bis 18 Uhr noch zum Telefon greifen! 📞 Abgeordnete dürfen im Trilog heute Abend keine „Suchpläne“ & Massenscans akzeptieren. 📲 Telefonnummern von Abgeordneten: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/de/#delegates 📄 PM & Infos: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/chatkontrolle-eu-regierungen-wollen-suchplaene-zur-dauerhaften-legalisierung-von-massenscans-im-finalen-trilog-showdown-durchsetzen/

fightchatcontrol.eu

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 1w ago

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🇮🇹Sabato a Varsavia si è manifestato contro la #ChatControl: Big Tech non deve spiare le nostre chat! https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/protest-against-european-parliament-chat-control-10-legislation-in-warsaw-poland-26-sep-2026/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMVNPUEEwMDA3UVVNMFQ Martedì rischiamo l'accordo finale. Ora tocca a te: scrivi o chiama i tuoi eurodeputati via https://fightchatcontrol.eu 📞📧

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 1w ago

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🇪🇺🚨 Next Tuesday, a dirty deal on #ChatControl 2.0 looms, allowing PERMANENT mass scanning of our private chats (so-called #SearchPlans). 😱 Speak up and email your MEPs NOW to stop this: ℹ️ https://chatcontrol.wtf ✍️ https://fightchatcontrol.eu/?level=national#contact-tool

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

#ChatControl 1.0 and 2.0 Explained: There is not one proposed “Chat Control” law — there are two, and they are moving through the EU institutions in parallel. This page untangles the two. https://fightchatcontrol.eu/chat-control-overview

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇪🇺 The European Parliament lets #ChatControl 1.0 go through despite a majority voting against it (314:276) – allowing mass scanning of private chats until 2028. Survivors are warning. My analysis and why this is the wrong approach 👇 https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0-breyer-our-children-lose-out/ #DemocracyFail

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EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: “Our children lose out” – Patrick Breyer

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 1w ago

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🇫🇷🚨 Mardi prochain, un accord honteux sur la #ChatControl 2.0 menace d'autoriser le scan de masse PERMANENT de nos messages privés (#SearchPlans). 😱 Mobilisons-nous pour l'empêcher! Écrivez à vos eurodéputés MAINTENANT: ℹ️https://chatcontrol.wtf ✍️ https://fightchatcontrol.eu/fr/?country=France&level=national#contact-tool

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇪🇺"Following this totalitarian logic, even our bedrooms would have to be placed under surveillance as potential opportunities for abuse." #ChatControl 1.0 is just as dangerous today as it was when it was introduced. My plenary speech back then. 👇 https://peertube.european-pirates.eu/w/7pGWJQUJsPD6bUEn6VLwbU

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇪🇺 #Pirates MEP Marketa Gregorova told EP President Metsola yesterday: "You did not abide by the rules and asked to revive #ChatControl after the plenary rejected it. This is a farce! Colleagues, stand your ground and vote Chat Control down again!" https://youtube.com/watch?v=x_CncrZtDr8

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 2mo ago

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Fazit: Chatkontrolle schützt Kinder nicht, sondern kriminalisiert sie massenhaft. Über die Hälfte der Meldungen sind Fehlalarme, Zehntausende private Inhalte werden unrechtmäßig weitergegeben. Das System ist gescheitert. Quelle (BKA): https://www.bka.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Publikationen/JahresberichteUndLagebilder/SexualdeliktezNvKindernuJugendlichen/BLBSexualdeliktezNvKindernuJugendlichen2025.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3 6/6

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇪🇺Tomorrow 12:00 PM: Final vote on reinstating #ChatControl 1.0 A simple majority is no longer enough for rejection. 📩 New email template: https://fightchatcontrol.eu 📞 Even better: Call directly 📰 Info: https://heise.de/-11356680

fightchatcontrol.eu

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 2mo ago

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Eine #Vorratsdatenspeicherung erhöht die Aufklärungsquote erfahrungsgemäß nicht. Missbrauchstäter werden durch verdeckte Ermittlungen in Täterkreisen überführt und Kinder gerettet – nicht durch anlasslose #Chatkontrolle auf unverschlüsselten US-Plattformen. 5/6

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 2mo ago

🇩🇪Die #Chatkontrolle 1.0 ist zurück: EU-Regierungen (inkl. Bundesregierung) haben das anlasslose Scannen privater Nachrichten durch US-Dienste bis 2028 gestern verlängert – am EU-Parlament vorbei. Was sich jetzt ändert und wie es weitergeht: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/eu-regierungen-beschliessen-rueckkehr-der-chatkontrolle-1-0-breyer-die-wahren-verlierer-sind-unsere-kinder/

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EU-Regierungen beschließen Rückkehr der Chatkontrolle 1.0 – Breyer: "Die wahren Verlierer sind unsere Kinder"

Gestern haben die EU‑Regierungen die anlasslose Massenüberwachung privater Kommunikation („Chatkontrolle 1.0“) erneut in Kraft gesetzt – bei einer Gegenstimme (Ungarn), einer Enthaltung (Belgien) und ohne Zustimmung des Europäischen Parlaments (eine Mehrheit der abstimmenden Europaabgeordneten hatte

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 2mo ago

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Wer wird eigentlich gemeldet? Bei „Kinderpornografie“ richteten sich 40% der Ermittlungen gegen Kinder (10-14 J.) selbst! Laut BKA nehmen sie oft selbst Bilder auf oder leiten sie unbedacht weiter. Letztes Jahr trafen die US-Meldungen so über 8.000 Kinder in DE. 2/6

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 2mo ago

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Experience shows that mandatory #DataRetention doesn't increase crime clearance rates. Targeted undercover investigations in perpetrator networks are what actually catch abusers and save kids—not indiscriminate #ChatControl on unencrypted commercial US platforms! 5/6

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 2mo ago

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Bei Jugendpornografie richten sich 53% der Ermittlungen gegen Minderjährige (>12.000 Jugendliche kriminalisiert). Das BKA erklärt: Die Erkundung der sexuellen Identität findet online statt, inkl. Erstellung & Versand eigener/fremder Dateien (#Sexting). 3/6

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇪🇸 🇪🇺 El Parlamento Europeo deja pasar el #ChatControl 1.0 pese a que una mayoría votó en contra (314:276), permitiendo el escaneo masivo de chats privados hasta 2028. Las víctimas advierten de sus riesgos. Mi análisis 👇 https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0-breyer-our-children-lose-out/ #FracasoDemocrático

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EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: “Our children lose out” – Patrick Breyer

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 2mo ago

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Wichtig zu wissen: Als Kinderpornografie verfolgt die Polizei auch fiktive Darstellungen (z.B. Hentai) sowie mit KI generierte Inhalte. Gleichzeitig lag die Aufklärungsquote bei der Verbreitung illegaler Pornografie im Netz 2025 bereits bei extrem hohen 87,1%. 4/6

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 2mo ago

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Who is actually being reported? In "child pornography" cases, 40% of investigations targeted children (ages 10-14) themselves! They often take the photos themselves or share them without thinking. Last year alone, these US reports hit over 8,000 children in Germany. 2/6

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 2mo ago

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In cases of "youth pornography", 53% of investigations targeted minors, criminalizing >12,000 teenagers. The BKA notes: Exploring sexual identity now happens online, regularly involving the creation & sharing of intimate files of themselves or peers (#Sexting). 3/6

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇪🇺Abuse survivor to EU Parliament: #ChatControl silences victims and hinders law enforcement. NO URGENCY procedure! https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/csa-survivor-plea-to-eu-parliament/ 📞 Call MEPs marked “SUPPORTS” before 12:00 today — demand a NO on urgency procedure: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#delegates

That Privacy Guy!

CSA Survivor Pleads with EU Officials to block Chat Control vote — That Privacy Guy!

A child abuse survivor urges MEPs to reject Chat Control — mass scanning won

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 2mo ago

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Context: Police also prosecute fictional depictions (like Hentai) and AI-generated content under these laws. Meanwhile, the police crime clearance rate for the online distribution of illegal pornography is already extremely high, reaching 87.1% in 2025. 4/6

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇬🇧 Renew Group on #ChatControl: Permanent solution now instead of an endless surveillance loop and procedural tricks! https://www.eureporter.co/en/politics/2026/07/06/protect-children-from-online-sexual-abuse-call-for-urgent-negotiations-and-permanent-solution/ 📞 Call MEPs marked “SUPPORTS” NOW & stop the trickery: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#delegates

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 2mo ago

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🇫🇷Dans cet article d’Euronews sur le #ChatControl, j’explique pourquoi le scan indiscriminé crée un précédent dangereux, souligne les taux élevés de faux positifs du hash scanning et présente de vraies alternatives comme la sécurité dès la conception 👇 https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/28/why-is-chat-control-one-of-the-eus-biggest-digital-rights-fights

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇮🇹 Il Parlamento europeo lascia passare il #ChatControl 1.0 nonostante una maggioranza abbia votato contro (314:276) – consentendo la scansione di massa delle chat private fino al 2028. Le vittime mettono in guardia. 👇 https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0-breyer-our-children-lose-out/ #FallimentoDemocratico

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EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: “Our children lose out” – Patrick Breyer

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇫🇷Demain 12h00 : Vote final sur le rétablissement de la #ChatControl 1.0 Une majorité simple ne suffit plus pour un rejet. 📩 Nouveau modèle d'e-mail : https://fightchatcontrol.eu 📞 Encore mieux : Appelez directement 📰 Infos : https://heise.de/-11356680

fightchatcontrol.eu

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇫🇷 🚨DERNIÈRE CHANCE : L’UE tente d’imposer la #ChatControl DEMAIN par ruse. Les experts alertent. ⏳ Plus que 21h. 📞 Appelez les députés « favorable » – exigez un NON à l’urgence : https://fightchatcontrol.eu/fr/#delegates 📰 Détails : https://www.patrick-breyer.de/fr/procedural-trick-before-summer-recess-pushes-eu-parliament-towards-capitulation-on-chat-control/

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇮🇹 🚨ULTIMA CHANCE: Domani l'UE prova a far passare #ChatControl con un trucco. Esperti allertano. ⏳ Mancano 21h. 📞 Chiama i deputati « sostiene » – di' NO alla procedura d'urgenza: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/it/#delegates 📰 Dettagli: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/it/procedural-trick-before-summer-recess-pushes-eu-parliament-towards-capitulation-on-chat-control/

fightchatcontrol.eu

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇮🇹Domani ore 12:00: Voto finale sul ripristino della #ChatControl 1.0 La maggioranza semplice non è più sufficiente per il rifiuto. 📩 Modello di email: https://fightchatcontrol.eu 📞 Ancora meglio: Chiama direttamente 📰 Info: https://heise.de/-11356680

fightchatcontrol.eu

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇪🇸Un superviviente de abusos al Parlamento Europeo: el #ChatControl silencia a las víctimas y dificulta la acción penal. ¡No al procedimiento de urgencia! https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/csa-survivor-plea-to-eu-parliament/ 📞 Llama a diputados « a favor » – exige un NO a la urgencia: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/es/#delegates

That Privacy Guy!

CSA Survivor Pleads with EU Officials to block Chat Control vote — That Privacy Guy!

A child abuse survivor urges MEPs to reject Chat Control — mass scanning won

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇪🇸"Según esta lógica de vigilancia totalitaria, incluso nuestros dormitorios tendrían que estar bajo vigilancia como posibles escenarios de abuso." La #ChatControl 1.0 es tan peligrosa hoy como lo era cuando se introdujo.👇 https://peertube.european-pirates.eu/w/7pGWJQUJsPD6bUEn6VLwbU

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇫🇷 Le Parlement européen laisse passer le #ChatControl 1.0 malgré une majorité de votes contre (314:276) – autorisant les scans de masse des conversations privées jusqu’en 2028. Des victimes mettent en garde. Mon analyse 👇 https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0-breyer-our-children-lose-out/ #ÉchecDémocratique

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EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: “Our children lose out” – Patrick Breyer

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇮🇹"Secondo questa logica di sorveglianza totalitaria, persino le nostre camere da letto dovrebbero essere tenute sotto controllo come potenziali luoghi di abuso." #ChatControl 1.0 è tanto pericolosa oggi quanto lo era al momento della sua introduzione.👇 https://peertube.european-pirates.eu/w/7pGWJQUJsPD6bUEn6VLwbU

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇫🇷« Selon cette logique de surveillance totalitaire, même nos chambres à coucher devraient être placées sous surveillance en tant que lieux potentiels d'abus. » La #ChatControl 1.0 est tout aussi dangereuse aujourd'hui qu'au moment de son introduction.👇 https://peertube.european-pirates.eu/w/7pGWJQUJsPD6bUEn6VLwbU

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇫🇷Un survivant d'abus au Parlement européen : la #ChatControl fait taire les victimes et complique les poursuites judiciaires. Pas de procédure d'urgence ! https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/csa-survivor-plea-to-eu-parliament/ 📞 Appelez les députés « favorable » – exigez un NON à l’urgence : https://fightchatcontrol.eu/fr/#delegates

That Privacy Guy!

CSA Survivor Pleads with EU Officials to block Chat Control vote — That Privacy Guy!

A child abuse survivor urges MEPs to reject Chat Control — mass scanning won

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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

· 3mo ago

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🇮🇹 Un sopravvissuto ad abusi al Parlamento europeo: la #ChatControl fa tacere le vittime e ostacola l'azione penale. No alla procedura d'urgenza! https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/csa-survivor-plea-to-eu-parliament/ 📞 Chiama i deputati « sostiene » – di' NO alla procedura d'urgenza: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/it/#delegates

That Privacy Guy!

CSA Survivor Pleads with EU Officials to block Chat Control vote — That Privacy Guy!

A child abuse survivor urges MEPs to reject Chat Control — mass scanning won

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