Citizen Protest Halts Chat Control; Breyer Celebrates Major Victory for Digital Privacy
www.patrick-breyer.de
In a major breakthrough for the digital rights movement, the German government has refused to back the EU's controversial Chat Control regulation today after facing massive public pressure. This blocks the required majority in the EU Council, derailing the plan to pass the surveillance law next week

…again. If it sounds familiar it’s not just you. But they’ve been back on “undecided” shortly after. Let’s hope this is the actual final decision.

  • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
    38·
    15 hours ago

    You see the German government would really prefer to stay in limbo in a lot of matters. Never decide anything. Never get anything done. Just wait as years pass by. That‘s how we lost world leading solar and robotic technologies to China and that‘s how conservatives run the country. You can expect a lot more back and forth in the coming years. On this matter and many others.

    • Melchior@feddit.orgEnglish
      5·
      7 hours ago

      I wish. The last government did some good directional policy. For electric cars the German government doing nothing would be rather good. Same story for boilers.

      • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 hours ago

        I like saying the last government was partially dysfunctional and still achieved more progress in 3 years than Merkel did in 16. christian democrats weren‘t part of it so that‘s probably why.

    • Don_alForno@feddit.orgEnglish
      11·
      9 hours ago

      That‘s how we lost world leading solar

      “to altmeier sth.: to gleefully smash the thriving beginnings of a key industry of the future in your country at the behest of your wealthy donors and lobbyists, condemning your countrymen to watch from the sidelines while others take the cake for themselves.”