Overview
- EU diplomats confirmed the Commission’s plan for indiscriminate chat checks lacked a majority and has been scrapped, with Germany’s opposition pivotal.
- The Danish Council Presidency says it will promote a non‑mandatory scanning framework before its term ends, though the Commission opposes a voluntary‑only approach.
- An earlier Polish effort to advance a voluntary model also failed to win support among member states, underscoring uncertain prospects for the new push.
- Under current rules companies may scan for child sexual abuse material at their discretion, and those permissions expire in April 2026 unless replaced.
- Germany’s Judges’ Association urges a national duty to retain IP addresses as an investigative tool, despite repeated court rulings against broad retention and expert warnings over privacy, effectiveness, and risks from age or identity checks.