L’UE potrebbe scansionare le tue chat private entro ottobre 2025 [Denmark has reintroduced chat control]

Multiple internet surveillance &censorship laws are currently being advanced in the EU:

1. [Chat Control](https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2024/12/19/eus-chat-control-the-end-of-private-messaging-as-we-know-it/)– Originally introduced in 2022, this proposal would require governments to scan private messages for illegal content, effectively eliminating the confidentiality of personal communications. [Europol wants to have unlimited access to the data.](https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/29/europol-sought-unlimited-data-access-in-online-child-sexual-abuse-regulation/). Interestingly this regulation [will not apply to politicians, police and intelligence agencies](https://european-pirateparty.eu/chatcontrol-eu-ministers-want-to-exempt-themselves/) so we won’t be seeing Ursula’s deleted texts any time soon.

2. [ProtectEU](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-presents-roadmap-effective-and-lawful-access-data-law-enforcement-2025-06-24_en) – Introduced in 2025 and [planned by unknown lobbyists](https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/s/2XzOiIu9G0), this initiative is made of multiple individual laws and would compel electronic communication providers to log extensive user data, including identity, contacts, online behavior, and interests. [It would also ban the use of non-logging VPNs, force all devices sold in the EU to come with backdoor access for police, ban and sanction messaging apps that don’t comply, and mandate surveillance infrastructure.](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/1105a0ef-535c-44a7-a6d4-a8478fce1d29_en?filename=Recommendations%20of%20the%20HLG%20on%20Access%20to%20Data%20for%20Effective%20Law%20Enforcement_en.pdf) The [mandatory data retention part is currently in its impact assesment phase.](https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14680-Impact-assessment-on-retention-of-data-by-service-providers-for-criminal-proceedings-_en)

3. [United Nations Cybercrime Treaty](https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/12/30/new-un-cybercrime-treaty-primed-abuse) Introduced in 2017 by Russia, adopted by UN in 2024 and will be signed by the EU commission on behalf of EU states in October 2025. [It obliges countries to surveil their citizens and share personal data at the request of foreign governments for so-called “serious crimes”](https://edri.org/our-work/nearly-130-public-interest-organisations-and-experts-urge-the-united-nations-to-include-human-rights-safeguards-in-proposed-un-cybercrime-treaty/) (defined as offenses punishable by four years or more in prison). Once ratified, European companies could be legally required to spy on individuals, including dissidents from countries like China or Russia, if requested by those governments. EU hopes 3rd countries would in turn provide information on Europeans. It took a while for EU to find common ground with Russia and North Korea and it was mass surveillance.

4. [Digital Services Act](https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/digital-services-act_en) that will introduce [age verification in the internet](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-age-verification), same kind of law that went into force in the UK recently. It has passed already, but worth mentioning.

Having to explain the government who you talk with and what you talk about might sound extreme now but so did filling out compliance forms and having to justify a €100 cash deposit, once upon a time. Soon only the wealthy and powerful will be able to have privacy.

Also it’s funny how the EU seems to think mass surveillance is fine – as long as they slap the word “lawful” on it. They love using the phrase “lawful access” in their papers, as if making it legal suddenly makes it ethical. Every mass surveillance regime in the world is technically legal. Most of the worst atrocities in history were, too.

It’s always depressing to see how we get all the downsides of an autocracy with none of the benefits.

South Park called Denmark against Trolls …

WTF DENMARK

Lets hope they catch them rusky with this at least.

This is so fucked up.

How will this affect bots from China, Russia, and North Korea?

I was told that EU is the mythic ‘land of the free’ ever since the Trump government came into power last November. Are you saying that it isn’t?

Don’t understand why they are so eager to increase surveillance. If its to protect the children, their planned age control should be enough? Who are we so afraid of???

But there is no “deepstate”, its just conspiracy theory, the rich doesnt want total control over your everyday life, you are just overreacting.

They are curbing freedom, testing the waters constantly what is currently acceptable measure by population, and the suddenly happens such an event that justifies taking away a centimeter more freedom.

Rich people and politicans are not your friend.