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EU Parliament Votes 458-103 to Kill Chat Control Mass Scanning — Conservative EPP Forces Re-Vote March 26
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly (458-103, 63 abstentions) on March 11 to end untargeted mass scanning of private communications, restricting voluntary CSAM detection to known material and flagged content while explicitly exempting end-to-end encrypted communications. In an unprecedented move, the conservative EPP group forced a repeat vote scheduled for today (March 26) to attempt to overturn the result. A third trilogue is set for May 4, with final adoption expected July 2026. The outcome directly affects encrypted messaging infrastructure and sets precedent for AI-powered content scanning at scale.
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