EU's pushing through a controversial regulation—they're calling it an initiative against online exploitation. The twist? Messaging platforms get to "choose" whether they scan user data. Sounds familiar, right? Because that's literally how things work now.

So what's the actual rush here? If the law doesn't change the current voluntary setup, why fast-track legislation? Critics say it's laying groundwork for mandatory backdoors down the road. Privacy advocates and encryption defenders are raising eyebrows—hard.

For an industry built on trustless systems and encrypted comms, this feels like regulatory creep dressed up as protection. Worth watching how this plays out.

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· 2h ago

Here comes the "voluntary choice" trick again... In simple terms, it's just paving the way for mandatory scanning.

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RugPullAlarm

· 11-30 05:56

Here we go again? "Voluntary choice" is just paving the way for mandatory scanning later on. On-chain data can be checked; I've seen this regulatory trick before. The EU is creating public opinion to crack down on encryption communications, and when the time comes, the real suckers will have nowhere to run.

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CryptoComedian

· 11-30 05:56

Laughing and laughing until crying, the EU's recent move is just a "voluntary scan" with a different name, and the next step is to directly enforce backdoors.

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MeaninglessGwei

· 11-30 05:56

Ngl, the EU's "voluntary choice" rhetoric is really laughable, it's basically paving the way for a forced backdoor.

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