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EU parliament votes against scanning of private chats
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this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2026
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Thats very interesting. Assuming that whatsapp is actually e2ee that means instagram, facebook and threads account for 99% of all chat reports. That means all dms on there have been getting scanned. Sounds like people should leave those platforms.
Yep. Ugh, garbage companies!