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Chiara Castro

Chat Control isn’t dead, Denmark has a new proposal − here’s all we know

The European Union flag and the Danish national flag side by side.
  • Denmark withdraws the mandatory scanning of private chats in the EU
  • A new compromise could make chat monitoring voluntary instead
  • Known as Chat Control, it comes as a way to halt child sexual abuse online

After months of backlash, Denmark has withdrawn a proposal that would have forced mandatory chat monitoring on all messaging services operating in Europe. Yet, the battle for private chats is still ongoing.

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