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[–] Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.de 141 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Would be handy if they included a pre-written pdf to oppose this proposition + emails or forms to easily submit your opposition to each of the countries.

Instead it's a general "contact your government",
which 99% of normal people do not know how to do, me included.

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 48 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

from the linked website:

Ask you government to call on the European Commission to withdraw the chat control proposal. Point them to a joint letter that was recently sent by children’s rights and digital rights groups from across Europe. Click here to find the letter and more information.

one paragraph below that:

When reaching out to your government, the ministries of the interior (in the lead) of justice and of digitisation/telecommunications/economy are your best bet. You can additionally contact the permanent representation of your country with the EU.

the bold parts are clickable URLs in the original text.

[–] Lojcs@lemm.ee 35 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Is there was such a pdf, your government already received it. You writing in your own words is unique

[–] Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee 31 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Not necessarily the best idea. My representative went on national television accusing bots of spamming her email, even though every single one of those probably was a person using some template that was provided. Those forms go straight into trash unfortunately. Best to use them as a guideline and write your personal concerns instead.

Alternatively, ChatGPT. No idea if it works, though.