A majority of European Members of Parliament have again rejected the EU’s scheme to spy on the private digital communications of its citizens. But a temporary extension to the law was passed anyway.

Credits

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See Also

• Punching Upwards 38: Is Chat Control Finally Dead?
• Punching Upwards 14: Chat Control is Back
• Punching Upwards 6: Chat Control Denied

Sources

1. EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: “Our children lose out”, Patrick Breyer, 9 July 2026
2. MEP Sonneborn slams chat control push: “Suspends a fundamental right”, Brussels Signal, 7 July 2026
3. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 July 2021, European Commission, 27 November 2025
4. Bundeslagebild Sexualdelikte zum Nachteil von Kindern und Jugendlichen 2024, Bundeskriminalamt, August 2025
5. Martin Sonneborn takes apart the fast-track procedure for Chat Control, YouTube short by Mark Friedrich, 9 July 2026
6. Martin Sonneborn votes “no” on Chat Control on 9 July 2026, tweet by Martin Sonneborn, 9 July 2026

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