tl;dr: The EU Parliament failed to block "Chat Control 1.0" after a rejection motion fell short of the required absolute majority (314-276 against, but needed 361), reinstating suspicionless scanning of private messages on US platforms like Gmail, Instagram, and Discord until 2028. End-to-end encrypted services like WhatsApp remain exempt, and critics argue the mass scanning is ineffective—99% of Meta's reports involve previously known material, and 48% of alerts aren't criminally relevant. Negotiations over a permanent "Chat Control 2.0" regulation resume in September.