--- title: The Threat of Chat Control: A Violation of Fundamental... description: The draft Chat Control regulation poses a significant threat to fundamental rights, including the right to privacy and freedom of expression. It promotes mass... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-threat-of-chat-control-a-violation-of-fundamental-rights-xgnd4r4jw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Threat of Chat Control: A Violation of Fundamental Rights | daily.dev og:description: The draft Chat Control regulation poses a significant threat to fundamental rights, including the right to privacy and freedom of expression. It promotes mass... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-threat-of-chat-control-a-violation-of-fundamental-rights-xgnd4r4jw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xgnD4R4JW.png og:image:alt: The Threat of Chat Control: A Violation of Fundamental Rights og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Threat of Chat Control: A Violation of Fundamental Rights **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The draft Chat Control regulation poses a significant threat to fundamental rights, including the right to privacy and freedom of expression. It promotes mass surveillance and filtering obligations for hosting providers, and includes measures such as website blocking and age verification. It is crucial for individuals to take action to oppose the implementation of Chat Control. ## Content The draft Chat Control regulation, known as 'Chat Control', is causing alarm as it poses a significant threat to fundamental rights. One of the biggest concerns is the infringement upon the right to privacy and freedom of expression. Under the pretext of child protection, the EU Commission is proposing this legislation that promotes mass surveillance and filtering obligations for hosting providers. It also includes alarming measures such as website blocking and age verification that jeopardize freedom of communication. Despite the serious implications, the Belgian EU Council presidency is preparing to approve Chat Control, allowing EU governments to conduct searches of private communications. However, not all EU governments have made a decision on whether to support this proposal. It is crucial for individuals to take action by contacting their government, raising awareness online, and organizing offline actions to oppose the implementation of Chat Control. 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