I think what you've typed is not representative of what happened here. My understanding is that the EU Council forced this second-reading, not the Commission.
Look at "Timeline". This is the Council, not the Commission. This is your elected heads of state. This is "democracy" in action.
"Council and EPP attempting to bypass Parliament
With negotiators still deadlocked on core issues, the Council and the European People's Party (EPP) are trying to sidestep Parliament by reviving the expired Chat Control 1.0. The Council plans to fast-track a rewritten proposal with identical content, effectively circumventing the Commission's right of initiative, democratic oversight, and a fresh opinion from the European Data Protection Supervisor (source)."
I think what you've typed is not representative of what happened here. My understanding is that the EU Council forced this second-reading, not the Commission.
To provide evidence for my argument: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
Look at "Timeline". This is the Council, not the Commission. This is your elected heads of state. This is "democracy" in action.
"Council and EPP attempting to bypass Parliament With negotiators still deadlocked on core issues, the Council and the European People's Party (EPP) are trying to sidestep Parliament by reviving the expired Chat Control 1.0. The Council plans to fast-track a rewritten proposal with identical content, effectively circumventing the Commission's right of initiative, democratic oversight, and a fresh opinion from the European Data Protection Supervisor (source)."