[rsynnott]

> Do EU citizens have any choice in the actions of the EU Comission, like Chat Control?

I mean, yes. On its first run, a few years back, it was essentially torn apart by the parliament. Now the commission is trying again. The EU doesn't work that differently to any other parliamentary democracy; there's an executive cabinet (in this case appointed by member states) and a legislative body (elected by the people of member states).

For various practical reasons, the commission and legislature are more inclined to public conflict in the EU than in most systems; in many parliamentary democracies the executive will be reluctant to bring a bill that the parliament will reject, and its viability will be tested behind closed doors before it's brought; if the proposers don't think they have the numbers they'll never actually propose it. So you do see this sort of conflict a lot more with the EU. But it's the same basic system.