Request for help to write an update for the website

General (Stop) Chat Control
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Hi!

Would anyone have the time to write a text I can put on the Pirate Party webpage, with a short update on the current state of play regarding chat control, and with a call to action to:

  1. sign the our petition
  2. go to Fight Chat Control and contact MEPs.

I would love to get it up this week, but am struggling to find the time to write it myself.

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##  Chat Control: Where Things Stand – and Why We Must Act Now

The European Union is moving fast on the dangerous **Chat Control** regulation. This proposal would force providers to scan all private digital communications - including encrypted chats, photos, and emails. That means your conversations with friends, family, doctors, or lawyers could be opened to suspicion, regardless of who you are.

### The Current State of Play

* **15 Member States already support** Chat Control (including France, Italy, and Spain).
* **6 countries firmly oppose** (such as Austria, Finland, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands).
* **Germany and several others remain undecided** - making them decisive for the upcoming vote.
* On **October 14, 2025**, European Interior Ministers are scheduled to vote on adopting Chat Control 2.0.

If adopted, Chat Control would break encryption, enable mass surveillance, and set a precedent that authoritarian governments worldwide could exploit. Experts warn it would not protect children, but instead flood investigators with false reports while leaving real offenders harder to track.

### What You Can Do

We need to act now - loud and clear:

1. **Sign our petition**: Stop Chat Control - Sign here
2. **Contact your Members of the European Parliament**: [Fight Chat Control – Take Action](https://fightchatcontrol.eu)

### Why This Matters

Your right to private communication is at stake. Once we allow mass scanning of personal messages, there is no turning back. Europe should lead in protecting freedom, security, and dignity - not normalizing suspicion of everyone.

Let’s send a strong message: **No to Chat Control. Yes to digital freedom.**

There you go. Markdown code directly, should work.

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Thanks for the help @StefanCristian!

Here’s the text on the page: Chat Control: Where Things Stand – and Why We Must Act Now | European Pirate Party

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