Do you think the European Chat Control Act is legitimate?

For those who don't know:

• The EU has proposed a law intended to protect children from online abuse.

• But the draft includes a highly controversial measure: mandatory scanning (client-side scanning) of private communications, including encrypted ones, for child sexual abuse material.

• Experts and authorities (such as the EDPB and EDPS) warn that this kind of mandatory scanning could lead to mass surveillance through automated tools, posing a serious threat to fundamental rights like privacy and data protection.

• According to reports, 15 member states support the proposal, 6 are against it, and 6 remain undecided. The law would not apply to political officials, but it would affect the “reading of communication” of ordinary citizens.

Many critics claim that politicians hide this act behind children, and that the real reason is to have control over citizens (e.g. over their stance on political direction, etc.). To me... it sounds a bit like 1984.

What’s your opinion on this?