If I were a digital rights activist, I would see this time as a golden opportunity.

#Grok, the #AI "assistant" powered by Musk's xAI, has become an engine of non-consensual image and video generation at a mass scale - including pornographic and pedopornographic content. Creating and distributing this imagery has never been quicker or easier. All one has to do is reply to an image posted by someone on X with a mention of Grok and a prompt. This feature was restrained recently but people who pay an $8 subscription to X can still do it. As Sam Cole writes on @404mediaco : "Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok's Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery" 404media.co/x-premium-grok-pay…

How many politicians pushing for #ChatControl are still using X? How many official government accounts? You know, the same people who screamed WE NEED TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN and pushed for the scanning of all digital communications and files (including E2EE encrypted ones) of European citizens? An "Orwellian nightmare" as @Em0nM4stodon wrote on Privacy Guides: privacyguides.org/articles/202…

In the Privacy Guides article by Em, the French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and Irish governments (amongst many others) were in full support of Chat Control. As far as I can tell, prominent politicians, Prime Ministers and official government accounts from these countries are still posting on X.

Is there anything we can do to point out the hypocrisy? Or have the abuse machine that is Grok sanctioned and fined? And - this is key - use this horrible incident to push politicians to FINALLY quit X? It's about time.

#StopChatControl #LeaveX #QuitX #SaveSocial

Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok's Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery

In an attempt to push more people toward a paying subscription, Grok now refuses to generate images in replies. The paywall is pretty leaky, though.

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Good news! #ChatControl has been withdrawn by the Danish EU Presidency after failing to gather support. For those who spent countless hours campaigning for #stopchatcontrol, thank you for fighting with us every step of the way.

Lets see how long it takes before it is suggested again with a new name or excuse..

a guess, back in two months

And you know what's worst about all this, after delving even deeper into the subject? That it would de facto be the end of *all* privacy 🚫🔐 Because, in reality, this law assumes the scanning of everything sent from our device, not just messages, as is usually said. That's the worst part. That this law normally seems bad because it will scan our messages. But the truth is, this law is the devil because it will scan everything

#ChatControl #FightChatControl #StopChatControl

#ChatControl must never come back. 💪

❌ Breaks encryption
❌ Destroys privacy

This would make free discussion online impossible, create a backdoor for abusers and authoritarian regimes, and endanger journalists & activists.

Privacy is not a crime. #StopChatControl

invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=x…

Chat Control is being discussed by EU Member States. Will this law pass & destroy your privacy?

As we speak, the EU is debating a law called "Chat Control". For now, the vote on Chat Control has been postponed, but should this law pass - what would it mean for your security and privacy? At first glance, it's about combating child abuse on the …

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mailbox takes a clear stance against chat control

On 14 October, the EU Council will vote on the CSA Regulation – legislation that would require email and messaging services to automatically scan private messages. Without cause, without suspicion.

Together with other European tech companies, we've signed an open letter.

More in our news article: mailbox.org/en/news/chat-contr…

#StopChatControl #DataProtection #chatcontrol #stopscanningme

@EUCommission Understand this: people do not want this and will do whatever it takes to stop it. Here's an example - Tuta is making it clear. And I'm telling you myself: if force has to be used - so be it. Privacy is not something we will give up without a fight.

#ChatControl #FightChatControl #StopChatControl #Privacy

✊ Tuta Mail to the EU: If you pass Chat Control, we’re forced to sue you.

We will never build backdoors or spy on our users. Privacy is a human right, guaranteed to everyone by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

#StopChatControl #privacymatters

Read the full comment 👉 tuta.com/blog/chat-control-cri…

Ve zkratce: pod vedením Dánska mnoho členských států EU prosazuje, aby služby typu WhatsApp, Signal a pod. byly nuceny zkoumat všechny naše fotografie a odkazy s pomocí AI. Pokud AI nabude jakýchkoli “pochybností” že by mohlo jít o dětskou pornografii, vaše fotka, poloha, telefonní číslo a jiné údaje budou nahlášeny Europolu a místní policii.

berthub.eu/articles/posts/chat… #chatcontrol #StopChatcontrol

Chatcontrol vzor 2025 v kostce - Bert Hubert's writings

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