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Video. Fact check: Is the EU about to start scanning your text messages?

Updated: 11/09/2025 - 11:30 GMT+2

Viral posts are fuelling panic that the EU will soon scan text messages. But the concerns are premature with the proposal still being debated and the measures likely to change before anything is enforced.

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