The EU Chat Control law is forcing backdoor access to encrypted messages on every phone in Europe. I followed the money behind this surveillance scandal—and it leads straight to a $24 million lobbying operation run by a Hollywood actor's tech company.
What is EU Chat Control?
Chat Control (officially called the CSAM Regulation) is proposed EU legislation that would mandate client-side scanning of all encrypted messages on platforms like WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, and iMessage. The European Commission claims it's about child protection. Privacy experts call it mass surveillance of 450 million Europeans.
The Corruption I Uncovered:
Ashton Kutcher's company Thorn spent €600,000 lobbying EU officials for laws mandating the technology they sell
The Oak Foundation invested $24 million in a lobbying network supporting Chat Control
Two Europol officials moved directly to Thorn with no cooling-off period—now lobbying their former colleagues
EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson wrote to Thorn's CEO: "We have shared many moments on the journey to this proposal"
The same failed UK surveillance schemes are being replicated across Europe by the same companies
Why This Matters:
This isn't just about privacy—it's about creating surveillance infrastructure that can be expanded for any purpose governments choose. Once client-side scanning exists on every device, authorities can scan for political dissent, journalism sources, or any content they want to suppress.
What You'll Learn:
✓ How Chat Control breaks end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp, Signal, and other encrypted apps
✓ The revolving door between EU regulators and surveillance tech companies
✓ Why 14 of the world's top cryptographers say this technology "creates serious security risks for all society"
✓ How the UK's failed age verification schemes wasted millions while enriching connected companies
✓ The $24 million lobbying network behind European surveillance legislation
✓ Why the technology has 80% false positive rates and doesn't actually work
✓ How Denmark is rushing Chat Control through with artificial deadlines before opposition can mobilize
Key Terms Covered:
EU Chat Control, CSAM regulation, encrypted messaging backdoors, client-side scanning, mass surveillance Europe, WhatsApp encryption backdoor, Signal backdoor, EU privacy law, Ashton Kutcher Thorn, lobbying scandal, regulatory capture, UK Online Safety Act, age verification surveillance, Ylva Johansson, European Commission corruption, end-to-end encryption backdoor, surveillance capitalism
Timeline:
Denmark has set an October 14, 2025 deadline for Chat Control negotiations. This investigation reveals who's really profiting from European surveillance laws and why this represents the most sophisticated regulatory capture operation in EU history.
If you care about digital privacy, encryption, or government surveillance, you need to understand what's happening with EU Chat Control before it's too late.
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