Chat Control 1.0 explained: what “message scanning” really means
Chat Control 1.0 is an EU interim measure that allows certain providers to detect and report child sexual abuse material in private communications using techniques like fingerprint-style matching and AI classification. The extension to 3 April 2028 keeps these tools operational while a longer-term “Chat Control 2.0” framework is negotiated—reigniting debates about encryption, safeguards, and indis