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Money & Work ·Monday, July 13, 2026

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The EU has passed a law allowing tech companies to scan your private messages without a warrant to detect child abuse material — is protecting children worth giving up private communication?

50%
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“Private messages should only be scanned under a specific judicial warrant, not through blanket platform wide authorization”

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Private messages should only be scanned under a specific judicial warrant, not through blanket platform wide authorization
50%
No — mass surveillance of private communications sets a precedent that will inevitably be expanded beyond its original purpose
20%
Yes — detecting child abuse material justifies scanning private messages, full stop
15%
The goal is right but the AI detection rate produces too many false positives to be an acceptable tool for scanning private communications
15%

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Country

% chose top answer

🇨🇳China100%🇧🇪Belgium100%🇹🇷Turkey100%🇷🇺Russia100%🇭🇷Croatia50%🇳🇱Netherlands100%🇮🇳India100%🇧🇬Bulgaria100%

Croatia is most divided — 50% “No — mass surveillance of private communications sets a precedent that will inevitably be expanded beyond its original purpose” vs 33% “Private messages should only be scanned under a specific judicial warrant, not through blanket platform wide authorization”.

Age

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35–44 is most divided — 50% “Private messages should only be scanned under a specific judicial warrant, not through blanket platform wide authorization” vs 33% “No — mass surveillance of private communications sets a precedent that will inevitably be expanded beyond its original purpose”.

Gender

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Man is most divided — 43% “Private messages should only be scanned under a specific judicial warrant, not through blanket platform wide authorization” vs 29% “The goal is right but the AI detection rate produces too many false positives to be an acceptable tool for scanning private communications”.

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