Today, the European Parliament allowed the suspicionless mass scanning of private communications ("Chat Control 1.0") to pass, a measure it had rejected twice in March. Although a majority of voting Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) actually opposed the regulation (314 against, 276 in favor,
    • WokePalpatine [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      9 hours ago

      Does this have anything to do with it?

      Qualified majority is the voting system most frequently used in the Council, with about 80% of all EU legislation adopted through it.
      This is because a qualified majority applies when the Council takes decisions under the ordinary legislative procedure, which is the primary decision-making process for adopting EU laws.
      When the Council reaches a qualified majority, an EU legislative act is adopted. When is the qualified majority reached? A qualified majority is reached if two conditions are simultaneously met:

      • at least 55% of member states vote in favour (15 out of 27)
      • those member states represent at least 65% of the total EU population This procedure is also known as the ‘double-majority rule’.

      https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/how-does-the-council-vote/qualified-majority/#most used

      • Blakey [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        6 hours ago

        I’m guessing the reality is that “absolute majority” isn’t the actual standard and the journalist mistakenly used the wrong term, yes.