The EU is a dictatorship for some time already. The fact they push and push and push unpopular laws until they push them through is all you need to know about them.
They sneaked this atrocity in while all the EU-controlled media hype the football championship and blame Trump and FIFA boss Infantino for overriding a decision on whether a single player will play a single game or not.
Is there reliable polling that shows this is broadly unpopular?
Nearly every law pushed by the EU Commission has support from the EU Council.
Chat control is no different.
You have apparently no idea what an actual dictatorship is