# EU chat-control proposal would require messaging services to scan photos and links with AI

DevFeed: [EU chat-control proposal would require messaging services to scan photos and links with AI](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/chatcontrol-edition-2025-en-bref-36280.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/chatcontrol-francais/>)

Published: 2025-08-17T15:15:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: fr

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Meta](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meta.md>), [Image](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/image.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [exploitation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exploitation.md>), [images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/images.md>), [meta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meta.md>), [photos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/photos.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses an EU chat-control proposal, reportedly driven by Denmark and supported by numerous member states, that would require messaging services such as WhatsApp and Signal to use AI to inspect users' photos and links. It says suspected material and associated details could be reported to Europol and local police, while refusal to allow scanning could restrict image and link sharing. The article also notes that Signal has said it would leave the EU if the law were adopted.

## Source excerpt

En bref, sous l'impulsion du Danemark, de nombreux États membres de l'UE demandent que les messageries comme WhatsApp/Signal/etc. soient contraintes d'inspecter toutes nos photos et tous nos liens en utilisant de l'IA. Si l'IA a le moindre "doute" quant à la possibilité qu'il s'agisse de pédopornographie, votre photo, votre localisation, votre numéro de téléphone ainsi que d'autres détails sont signalés à Europol et aux forces de police locales. La suite n'est pas précisée, mais vos vacances à Chypre pourraient se vite se terminer par l'obligation d'expliquer vos photos au poste de police local.