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Re:End of "Chat Control": EU Parliament Stops Mass Surveilla... by patmorgan23 on Thursday March 26, 2026 @10:42AM (#47531060)
The council is made up of heads of state, so no more undemocratic than your own countries executive, and the commission is selected by the Council and approved by the EU parliament.
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Re:End of "Chat Control": EU Parliament Stops Mass Surveilla... by marginalia_nu on Thursday March 26, 2026 @11:20AM (#47531617)
Russia and China has elections too, they are a necessary but not sufficient criteria for democracy. Just because there are elections doesn't mean the people can actually hold the government accountable.
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Re:End of "Chat Control": EU Parliament Stops Mass Surveilla... by izacus on Saturday March 28, 2026 @07:33AM (#47553619)
Every. Single. Democracy. in this world uses a variation of system like EU so please stop bloviating about Russia and China.

Again, why do you keep lying about it?

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