A loophole in parliamentary procedure allowed MEPs to extend mass scanning of private communications until 2026 — without a direct vote on the substance of the law.
You are looking at this vote the wrong way around. Voting for the bill meant voting for the derogation of chat control, i.e. voting against chat control. The reason chat control passed isn’t because the majority voted “for” chat control, it’s because not enough voted “against” in a move where if less than 361 voted for the derogation it would automatically be reinstated.
Oh! thanks a lot for pointing out my error. Well then it is only the by far largest party not pushing against chat control. Slightly less disappointing…
You are looking at this vote the wrong way around. Voting for the bill meant voting for the derogation of chat control, i.e. voting against chat control. The reason chat control passed isn’t because the majority voted “for” chat control, it’s because not enough voted “against” in a move where if less than 361 voted for the derogation it would automatically be reinstated.
Oh! thanks a lot for pointing out my error. Well then it is only the by far largest party not pushing against chat control. Slightly less disappointing…
Easy thing to get wrong here, they made it extra complicated and confusing…