EU Divisions Deepen Over Chat Control Proposal

[cryptohog]

The EU’s plan to make messaging platforms scan user content — even on encrypted services — faces growing opposition.

Buterin argues blanket monitoring creates “security vulnerabilities” and cites cases where government wiretap data was later hacked.

Opponents on X say the law creates a two-tier system, with officials exempt from surveillance.
Seven member states have rejected the plan; 12 support it, while key nations like Germany and Italy haven’t decided.

[Nahid10]

Forcing encrypted apps to scan messages risks creating the very security holes the law claims to prevent.

[jacson4]

Buterin’s point about losing cash-like privacy highlights what’s really at stake here.