The European Parliament just passed Chat Control 1.0

The European Parliament voted AGAINST Chat Control. 314 to 276.

And it passed anyway.

Let me tell you how: they needed 361 votes to say no. On the last day before vacation. Every empty seat counted as a yes.

They lost the vote. They won the law.

That’s not democracy. That’s a…

— Sven Clement (@svnee) July 9, 2026

BREAKING:

The European Parliament just passed Chat Control 1.0

A proposal to stop the new law, which will allow big tech companies to voluntarily scan all private messages, needed an absolute majority of 361 voted but received only 314 votes.

As it was the last day before… pic.twitter.com/YPZGM7FHRe

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 9, 2026