The EU Uses Invasive Ad Targeting To Push Misinformation About its Proposed Anti-Privacy Laws

If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The European Union’s credibility is taking another hit, as the bloc feverishly looks to rein in digital platforms, but also its very own member countries. However, in this process, it has reportedly managed to “out” itself as one of those that want others to do as it says – but not as it does. So, how do you say, “hypocrisy” – in EUspeak? It’s not a word, it’s a whole embarrassing story – but obviously, in the very tightly controlled legacy media environment, it’s doubtful if it will ever reach regular people, despite its significance. The gist is that just as it is trying very hard to usher in the new rules – that opponents say are seriously undermining citizens’ privacy online – all the while with the excuse of “thinking of the children” by targeting platforms that offer encryption and privacy, the EU is resorting to some of the exact same tricks it is accusing those platforms of. The big picture is the CSAM (child sexual abuse material) regulation that critics have, for good reason, “rebranded” as “chat control” – just to make things clear and “cleansed” of the bureaucratic language gymnastics. The gist of the new rules is to make sure that any encrypted messaging app – WhatsApp, iMessage, Instagram, Telegram, TikTok, etc. – with any kind of encryption (and its different kinds, depending on the platform) – suddenly shed this fundamental…The EU Uses Invasive Ad Targeting To Push Misinformation About its Proposed Anti-Privacy Laws