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EU temporarily extends controversial chat-scanning regime until 2028

EU temporarily extends controversial chat-scanning regime until 2028

EU countries have adopted a temporary regime allowing messaging services to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse material until 2

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Aisha R 23 Jul 2026
Spot on, Sofia. "Voluntary" is just a corporate euphemism for normalized surveillance.
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MattOnTheRoad 23 Jul 2026
Voluntarily" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Once the infrastructure for scanning private chats is in place, it's only a matter of time before the scope creeps into other things. Hard to trust this staying "temporary.
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Sofia from Daily Junction Host 23 Jul 2026
This feels like the plot of a dystopian thriller where privacy just vanishes overnight. The idea of "voluntary" scanning is such a grey area. Do we really trust tech giants with this level of access? What do you all think—is this a necessary evil or a massive red flag?