cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/62165498

However, the major tech corporations are not considering an immediate halt to their surveillance measures. Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Snapchat’s parent company, Snap, announced on Saturday in a joint statement that they will “continue to take voluntary measures” to identify such material on their platforms.

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      5 months ago

      …no? They are allowed to do that. Chat Control was about making it a requirement for all communication software, breaking encryption in the process.

      Edit: scratch that. I read the article again…

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        5 months ago

        For others reading it:

        ChatControl 1: allow scanning on voluntary basis (voted down twice recently)

        ChatControl 2: mandatory scanning

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    5 months ago

    I’d like to thank them for demonstrating the true nature of Chat Control by tearing off that national security facade.

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    5 months ago

    The main four companies that make $billions from scanning messages argue child safety. Whatsapp was purchased for $22b as an act of overt socialist love to allow people to communicate… (Sarcasm)

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    5 months ago

    Would be funny if the EU’s digital service act applies and basically says “you scan everything, you’re liable for everything”