Let's stop #Chatcontrol! The showdown in the European Parliament is near! So, bombard your MEPs with phonecalls. You may phone them from Monday till Thursday. Together, we can stop this law. #StrongerTogether #DearMEP
If you don't know how to reach them, are afraid of high call fees or don't like to phone people, go to https://chatcontrol.dearmep.eu. These guys made an app that makes callinh MEPs easy.
@maxim
Well, it does not *really* work, I use it to select MEPs to "annoy" and not to phone MEPs as this feature (which is the main one) does not work yet, at least not reliably. Still, I hope that they fix it soon, as the idea is great and the project is a great asset for our campaign to stop Chatcontrol.
@elshid
Wording like “bombard” can and will be misrepresented.
Be polite, factual and calm. One thought-provoking argument in a one-minute call is more compelling that a half-hour call.
@why0hy
Thanks for the tips.
With "bombarding" I meant calls by many people, so we as community show that we really mean it.
Any more tips to share?
@elshid
Someone told me the best advice I ever gave was:
As an activist, imagine yourself as a commando, not an army. Get in, use your best weapon, get out. Be memorable for a good argument, not for how long you talked.
@elshid Given how many placeholders are broken and that epicenter.works just posted a request for developers (https://epicenter.works/content/freelance-python-backend-entwicklerin-freie-kampagnensoftware-chatkontrolle ) specifically for this DearMEP tool yesterday, I don't think it's quite done yet.