EU people - when messaging your MEPs for Chat Control or Age Verification, do you need to be a citizen of an EU country?
from idealotus@lemmy.world to privacy@lemmy.ml on 01 Jul 16:21
https://lemmy.world/post/48901862

I am a foreigner in the EU. One of the unwashed masses. I don’t like the chat control or age verification legislation. Do I have any recourse to fight for my privacy here via politics or am I at the whims of my fellow countrymen?

Most sites I see encourage you to message your representatives but the sites make it seem like it’s only open to EU citizens. What about permanent residents? People who have a residence permit?

#privacy

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lemmysir@lemmy.zip on 01 Jul 16:59 next collapse

You lose nothing but a few minutes to try. I’m one of those people who don’t think they will care either way, and I contacted them anyway.

myrmidex@belgae.social on 01 Jul 19:04 next collapse

Not a direct answer, but I found this official page for submitting petitions. And it states:

You can submit a petition if you are:

  • a citizen of the European Union;
  • resident in a European Union Member State;
  • a legal person with its registered office in a European Union Member State.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de on 01 Jul 19:07 next collapse

You can do whatever you want; the thing is that if you’re not an EU citizen, you can’t vote in elections to the European Parliament, so MEPs don’t have an incentive to take your positions into consideration; you can’t vote them out after all.

merde@sh.itjust.works on 01 Jul 22:19 next collapse

as a non-citizen you don’t have the right to participate in the political life of the state. You can of course participate by influencing people who has that right but a non-citizen simply doesn’t count.

DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf on 01 Jul 23:06 collapse

Yeah, you do.