# Chat Control: what is decided, what is still under discussion.

> State of European proposals on private communications, with institutional sources and real limits of Layergram.

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Last updated: 2026-08-28

Observatory · updated to 25 August 2026

The European debate is changing rapidly. This page separates approved texts, negotiating positions and scenarios, without turning uncertainty into fear.

## ePrivacy waiver

The European Parliament supported a more limited scope in July 2026, excluding end-to-end encrypted communications from the detection foreseen in the exemption.

## Permanent regulation

The negotiations have advanced on many points, while the takeover remains an unresolved and politically sensitive part.

## October 2026

A new escalation is plausible, but is not presented as fact until there is an updated institutional source.

Primary sources

## The page changes when the texts change.

Each update distinguishes law, negotiating position and forecast.

It does not remove the channel metadata or protect a compromised device. It can, however, make the channel carry content that was already encrypted on the sender's device before the channel can analyze it.

Start free

## Protect your first message

Start free. Choose one person. Invite them in a few steps.