YouGov polling across 5 major EU countries also reveals that 70% of respondents want further action against X if it fails to respond to data privacy and
ChatControl is pushed with the excuse of CSAM.
If that was a true concern of the proponents, we would have a push towards stronger and faster enforcement of the DMA and in particular of X.
Instead, nothing.
What I’m getting at is that these laws demand that companies should do the spying. Surveillance is expensive, so foisting on these foreign companies is politically the easiest solution.
And there is our main argument against ChatControl.
What is?
ChatControl is pushed with the excuse of CSAM. If that was a true concern of the proponents, we would have a push towards stronger and faster enforcement of the DMA and in particular of X. Instead, nothing.
I see. I have some doubts about the motivation of these people, too. But regulators are going after X.
Consider that the chatcontrol equivalent would be going after services that don’t spy enough on their users.
ChatControl would be going after all messages of all users by default. And CSAM is the excuse.
What I’m getting at is that these laws demand that companies should do the spying. Surveillance is expensive, so foisting on these foreign companies is politically the easiest solution.