Today at 12pm, the European Parliament voted on the controversial Article 11 and Article 13. The commission voted to adopt both. Article 13 has been voted with no amendments.
Catastrophic Article 11 vote: The European Parliament just endorsed a #linktax that would make using the title of a news article in a link to it require a license. #SaveYourInternet #SaveTheLink pic.twitter.com/hWti1XyoQi
— Julia Reda (@Senficon) September 12, 2018
Article 13 vote: The European Parliament endorses #uploadfilters for all but the smallest sites and apps. Anything you want to publish will need to first be approved by these filters, perfectly legal content like parodies & memes will be caught in the crosshairs #SaveYourInternet pic.twitter.com/bTEtXRS3qx
— Julia Reda (@Senficon) September 12, 2018
Some aspects of the law are now up to the individual countries. The adoption of Article 13 sets a dangerous precedent. The tech mega-corporations already hold a chilling amount of power. Both economically, and in what information we see. With these laws adopted, they will be handing even more power over to them. They could be the only ones with the power to successfully comply.
While, yes, there will be ways to circumvent this, it is no less disheartening that such a heavy-handed measure could be adopted.
What do you think? What will the effect of Article 13 be? Let us know in the comments below.
