PU 44: Temporary Chat Control Passes with EU Parliament Minority

A majority of European Members of Parliament have again rejected the EU’s scheme to spy on the private digital communications of its citizens. But a temporary extension to the law was passed anyway.

Punching Upwards, Episode 44 for 12 July 2026

Topics: Privacy / Crypto Wars

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Credits

Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric, Sir Galteran and joeydd for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!

See Also

* Punching Upwards 38: Is Chat Control Finally Dead?

* Punching Upwards 14: Chat Control is Back

* Punching Upwards 6: Chat Control Denied

Sources

* EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: “Our children lose out”, Patrick Breyer, 9 July 2026