EU Parliament Reopens Vote on Temporary Chat‑Control Exception

Overview

• Parliament approved an urgent procedure by a narrow margin that schedules a fresh plenary vote on the temporary chat‑control derogation.
• The relist means opponents now need an absolute majority of 361 votes to reject or amend the proposal, increasing the chance the measure will pass.
• EU member states have already restored an interim framework that would let platforms detect and report child sexual abuse material until 2028 if the Parliament approves the extension.
• Technical and crypto groups warn that mandatory client‑side scanning would require device‑level checks before encryption, creating new attack surfaces that could expose wallet seed phrases, session keys, or MPC shares and impose legal risks on developers.
• Messaging platforms have continued voluntary CSAM detection since the earlier legal basis expired, and a reinstated derogation would force choices for Web3 projects to add monitoring, restrict features for EU users, or relocate development while a permanent law is negotiated.