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		jeltz 40 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Many countries that said no to ChatControl in 2024... Most ordinary people don't but they still vote for authoritarian politicians who like it.

Saline9515 39 days ago [–]

Most politicians don't support explicitly such measures. This is a technocratic law, result of a weak consensus in the EU. You don't vote for your Homeland Secretary minister. EU PM don't usually campaign for such issues. This is a failure of representative democracy.

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