EU Copyright Directive
Entertainment industry calls for internet upload filters to preemptively remove copyrighted content
Something else that could be abused for censorship and that would harm small creators.
Germany proposes tighter copyright reform that could increase the censorship of memes
The proposal gives internet users little recourse for challenging the takedown of their memes.
EU court rules YouTube doesn’t have to hand over IP addresses of copyright infringers
Only physical addresses can be handed over, assuming the company has them.
Brexit saves the UK from the EU’s Article 13 “meme ban,” minister confirms
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the law was “terrible for the internet.”
Leaked document shows EU copyright companies plan to publicly smear tech companies in order to influence them
The leaked document, a letter, shows VG Media spearheading the effort to carry out a campaign to influence public opinion, policymakers and judges across the EU and in member-states against “digital monopolists”.
Facebook wants to create “a safe space for trustworthy news”
Facebook is more determined than ever to crack down on what’s allowed on the platform.
French government announces new plans for policing “hate speech” on big social media platforms
The continued encroachment on online free speech never ends.
This Spongebob meme is banned on Facebook for “hate speech”
Facebook’s upload filter is automatically punishing Facebook users for uploading a harmless Spongebob Squarepants meme.
European Council passes Articles 11 and 13 of the EU Copyright Directive in final vote
19 countries backed the Directive, six voted against it, and three abstained. All EU member states will now be required to write the Directive into their national law by 2021.
UK political commentator Carl Benjamin announces UKIP MEP campaign and says he will work to rescind Article 13
The political commentator also said he will challenge all manifestations of radical leftism as he finds them and expose them to the public via his YouTube channel so the public can see what EU officials are doing behind closed doors.
Articles 11 and 13 lose support from key member states days before final EU Council vote
Sweden and Estonia are signaling that they will vote against Articles 11 and 13 of the EU Copyright Directive in the final Council vote.
EU Terrorist Content Regulation plenary vote in the European Parliament confirmed for April 17
The regulation will require online platforms to take down what the EU deems to be “terrorist content” within one hour of it being uploaded.