📡 The EU is reviving its Chat Control plan – and Hungary stays silent (while our digital freedom hangs by a thread) 🧭 The European Union is once again pushing a proposal that would mandate AI-powered scanning of private messages – even end-to-end encrypted ones. The official justification? 👶 Child protection. But the reality? This would be the end of private communication in Europe. This is not security. This is a blueprint for total surveillance – and once it’s in place, it will never go away. And in Hungary? 🧏♂️ Total silence. No public debate. No political stance. No media coverage. ⚙️ The regulation follows the usual EU legislative process: → 2022: first draft from the Commission → 2023: softened stance from the Parliament → 2025: possible final vote on October 14, led by the Danish presidency Meanwhile, the ProtectEU strategy runs in parallel, aiming to enable lawful decryption of encrypted data by 2030. 🔐➡️🧷 Germany, the Netherlands, Poland – they’re resisting. Hungary? Just floating along, no position, no pushback. 🛡️ This is not a “nerd topic”. It affects everyone who has ever messaged: – their family, – their partner, – their doctor, – their lawyer, – their employees. 📉 Breaking encryption doesn’t stop criminals. It just weakens everyone else’s security. Some say, “I have nothing to hide.” But the issue isn’t what you’re hiding. It’s who decides what counts as suspicious – and when. And once this system exists, you won’t be able to turn it off. Ever. 🔄 So what can we do? ✅ Don’t wait for someone else to act. ✅ Stay informed. ✅ And use tools that actually respect privacy: •🔵 @SimpleXChat – no central server, no phone, no email •🛡️ VPN + non-EU routing – to avoid jurisdiction creep You don’t have to switch entirely. But you should know these options exist – and why they matter. 😠 What’s most outrageous is not even the regulation itself – but the quiet way it’s being pushed forward. ❌ No public outrage ❌ No pressure on lawmakers ❌ No mainstream attention This is not paranoia – it’s happening. And if we don’t pay attention now, asking questions later will be pointless. 🧠💬 Digital freedom doesn’t preserve itself. But apathy guarantees we’ll lose it.
