Setback for the European Commission: MEPs let chat control fail.
3 March 2026
The Commission’s plans for a renewed extension of the voluntary chat control provision provisionally failed on Monday evening.
In a decision that surprised even seasoned observers in Brussels’ political circles, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted against the proposal by 38 votes to 28.
In a decision that surprised even seasoned observers in Brussels’ political circles, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted against the proposal by 38 votes to 28.