Konstantin Macher<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatControl</span></a> is a really bad idea, but it also remains a file tainted from its very beginning with shady lobbying connections between <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Europol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europol</span></a>, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Thorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thorn</span></a> and the EC.<br>While the European Ombudsperson's investigation is still ongoing, another report by <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BalkanInsight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BalkanInsight</span></a> reinforces concerns regarding undue influence:</p><p>„Europol representatives said that an “administrative error” had resulted in his employment by Thorn being approved unconditionally.”</p><p><a href="https://balkaninsight.com/2024/10/11/europol-revising-conflict-of-interest-screening-after-birn-investigation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkaninsight.com/2024/10/11/e</span><span class="invisible">uropol-revising-conflict-of-interest-screening-after-birn-investigation/</span></a><br><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatControl</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/StopScanningMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopScanningMe</span></a></p>