{"id":17813,"date":"2025-09-25T13:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexandrageese.eu\/?p=17813"},"modified":"2026-11-09T12:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:59:35","slug":"europe-calling-webinar-chat-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexandrageese.eu\/en\/europe-calling-webinar-chat-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Calling Webinar \u201cChat control \u2013 child protection or mass surveillance?\u201d \u2013 Wednesday, 1 October, 2000-2130h CEST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eu01web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/4017587975144\/WN_wvwkHX3WQT6z3JJrFU3zdQ\"><b>Register here!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dear friends!<\/p>\n<p>Aiming to strengthen child protection, some EU governments are currently pushing for the introduction of so-called \u2018chat control\u2019 . This would involve the mass screening of private messages, emails and chats of all citizens \u2013 an infringement of fundamental rights that even the Council&#8217;s own legal service warns against.<\/p>\n<p><b>Broad resistance to these plans is currently forming across Europe.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The accusation: under the guise of child protection, the door is being opened to indiscriminate mass surveillance \u2013 and even more data is being sent to the US tech bros in the process.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint webinar organised by Europe Calling e.V. and Alexandra Geese, we will discuss the current dynamics in the Council of the EU, the consequences for our privacy and digital security \u2013 and what real alternatives there are.<\/p>\n<p>Our guests are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>NEW: Udbhav Tiwari <\/b>| Vice-President for Strategy and Global Affairs at Signal<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Giacomo Zandonini<\/b> | Investigative journalist and member of the Italian<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fadacollective.com\/\"> Fada collective<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Konstantin Macher <\/b>| Political scientist and digital rights activist, board member of \u2018Digitale Gesellschaft e.V.\u2019<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Detlev Schulz-Hendel <\/b>| Chairman &amp; media policy spokesperson for the B\u00fcndnis90\/Die Gr\u00fcnen parliamentary group in the Lower Saxony state parliament<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Alexandra Geese MEP<\/b> | Digital policy expert for the Green\/EFA parliamentary group; founding board member of Europe Calling e.V.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Moderator: <b>Dr Maximilian Fries<\/b> | Managing Director of Europe Calling e.V.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Date: Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 2000-2130h CEST<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eu01web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/4017587975144\/WN_wvwkHX3WQT6z3JJrFU3zdQ\"><b>Register here!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Come along and join the discussion!<\/p>\n<p>Best regards<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Geese MEP &amp; Maximilian Fries from Europe Calling e.V.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Register here! 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