ČT24 | EU member states have backed ‘Chat Control 2.0’
EU countries have agreed on a proposal aimed at curbing the spread of online material depicting child sexual abuse, despite the Czech Republic voting against it. The proposal allows companies to voluntarily break encrypted communication in order to prevent the dissemination of harmful content. The final wording will still need to be negotiated with the European Parliament. The issue was commented on for ČT24 by Viktor Daněk, Deputy Executive Director and Head of the Prague Office of the EUROPEUM Institute.
26. November 2025
If the Council’s position — in which chat control is voluntary — represents the strictest boundary, then it can be expected that the final compromise cannot end up being tougher, because that would undermine the negotiating stance of the member states.
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