# @visegrad24: European Parliament passes Chat Control 1.0

Source: https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2075183467566903364?s=12

## Summary

According to @visegrad24, the European Parliament has passed Chat Control 1.0, a law that would allow big tech companies to voluntarily scan all private messages. A proposal to stop the law needed an absolute majority of 361 votes but received only 314. The vote was held on the last day before summer recess, when many MEPs had returned to their home countries and did not take part. Chat Control 2.0, which would make scanning of private messages mandatory, is still being prepared.

## Article

BREAKING:

The European Parliament just passed Chat Control 1.0

A proposal to stop the new law, which will allow big tech companies to voluntarily scan all private messages, needed an absolute majority of 361 voted but received only 314 votes.

As it was the last day before summer recess, many MEPs had returned to their home countries and didn’t take part in the surprise vote. Chat Control 2.0 is still being prepared. That law will make it mandatory to scan people’s private messages.

## Comments

**mishaderidder.eth**: Whatever stupid they will try, there will always be ways to speak in private on the internet.