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.
…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…
For others reading it:
ChatControl 1: allow scanning on voluntary basis (voted down twice recently)
ChatControl 2: mandatory scanning