The European Commission violated the General Data Protection Regulation with its advertising campaign on X

European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) He was right The Austrian association Noib specializes in the protection of private life. In fact, the European Commission violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by launching an advertising campaign on the social network with the aim of preventing and combating child sexual abuse (Child Sexual Abuse Regulation).

This provision, which its opponents called “chat control,” allows a judicial or administrative authority To issue a discovery order For hosting providers and providers of interpersonal communications (email service). They will then have to take steps to detect online child sexual abuse on a particular service. The measures, detailed in Article 10 of the proposal, specifically require messaging services to “decrypt” conversations. Exercise hurts Confidentiality of exchanges.

A campaign to influence public opinion

The European Supervisor’s decision on the results Regarding a complaint filed in 2023 By Noib, in which the European Commission was accused of Conduct an illegal advertising campaign on target “Change public opinion” on the proposed CSAR regulation. To convince people, they would show an advertising spot to specific subscribers of the social network, carefully selected to easily influence its direction. The spot in question supported the vote in favor of the text by declaring that “The majority of the population“He defends him because”The abusers hide behind their screens while the children suffer in silence“.

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