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As of July 4th 2018, the Internet as we know it might be dead for good.

The European Parliament is passing a new Copyright Directive.
Article 13 #CensorshipMachine will impose widespread censorship of all the content we share online. Art, fanfiction, parodies, remixes, mashups, memes, etc.. Anything that you do not hold the rights over will be taken down.

Article 13 would force all online platforms to police and prevent the uploading of copyrighted content, or make people seek the correct licenses to post that content. Internet platforms hosting large amounts of user-uploaded content must monitor user behaviour and filter their contributions to identify and prevent copyright infringement.

Such filters will be mandatory for platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit and Instagram, but also much smaller websites.

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This doesn’t just affect Europe. The content creators you love are going to be in hot water for sharing their art and writing with you online. Any and all content that doesn’t belong to us will be filtered. Even memes are at risk, as the person who took the original photo may want to file complaints against any platform that allows it to be used without permission. But it goes even further than that.

Last Tuesday (19th June 2018) a group of more than 70 people who have played important roles in building the internet and developing it (Tim Berners-Lee, Vincent Cerf, Jimmy Wales, Mitchell Baker…) into what it is today addressed an open letter to the members of the European Parliament:

“As creators ourselves, we share the concern that there should be a fair distribution of revenues from the online use of copyright works, that benefits creators, publishers, and platforms alike.

But Article 13 is not the right way to achieve this. By requiring Internet platforms to perform automatic filtering all of the content that their users upload, Article 13 takes an unprecedented step towards the transformation of the Internet from an open platform for sharing and innovation, into a tool for the automated surveillance and control of its users. […] The damage that this may do to the free and open Internet as we know it is hard to predict, but in our opinions could be substantial.”

Here is the original Article 13. It’s even scarier. / Link 2

Here is how to contact your MEPs.

Here is a full list of everything that will be affected.

Europe is facing a huge problem, and unlike with Net Neutrality, the world doesn’t seem to care.

the cat is back, but this time with company

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 22:37:28 +0100

the cat is back, but this time with company

jdsketchbook: Cool teen, Cap’n Cuttlefish

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 21:37:57 +0100

jdsketchbook:

Cool teen, Cap’n Cuttlefish

kilusion2011: Let’s stretch! (There’s no spoilers in here, but...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 20:15:25 +0100

kilusion2011:

Let’s stretch! (There’s no spoilers in here, but I’ll tag this as spoilers anyways?)
(And click to view the comic better!)

comupter: U know when ur hairs greasy and it makes u feel so so so bad about urself. And ur entire...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 19:58:33 +0100

comupter:

U know when ur hairs greasy and it makes u feel so so so bad about urself. And ur entire life. Everything is awful bc my hair is greasy

incorrectfeaquotes:Submitted by grumpo-marx

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:54:56 +0100

incorrectfeaquotes:

Submitted by grumpo-marx

octoslime: science is fun

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:52:56 +0100

octoslime:

science is fun

jedda-martele: pidgevspigeon: birdrhetorics: my great-grandfather had to leave italy in the 20′s...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:51:34 +0100

jedda-martele:

pidgevspigeon:

birdrhetorics:

my great-grandfather had to leave italy in the 20′s because he hit a fascist with a tuba, so if you think I am going to take this sitting down you are going to have to catch these hands and also this tuba

Fun story my Great Great Grandma left Germany in the 1920s because she had family in the US and could get citizenship pretty easily and once she was over in the US she then smuggled over 15 jewish families out by forging family documents so now my aunts are currently in the process of trying to tell the real ones from the fake ones because my great gran just died and there are legally over 100 surviving descendants but we know that math is a lil screwy.

Sometimes a family is you, your kids, your grandkids, your great grandkids, and the 15 Jewish families you helped smuggle out of Nazi Germany.

Photo

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:30:24 +0100

Photo

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:07:57 +0100

eevees-garbage: Wow! I love the Octo Expansion!

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:45:24 +0100

eevees-garbage:

Wow! I love the Octo Expansion!

glitchy404: I love CQ and all but, have some pity for a poor...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:23:15 +0100

glitchy404:

I love CQ and all but, have some pity for a poor octokid

thenesskirby: i dont know about you, but i know who i want in...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:05:21 +0100

thenesskirby:

i dont know about you, but i know who i want in smash bros

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property-is-theft: Attention! Attention! A NAZI RALLY HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR AUGUST 11th AND 12th IN...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:40:41 +0100

property-is-theft:

Attention! Attention!
A NAZI RALLY HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR AUGUST 11th AND 12th IN DC!
THIS IS ORGANIZED BY THE SAME SHITHEADS WHO ORGANIZED CHARLOTTESVILLE!
THEY ARE SUING CHARLOTTESVILLE (WHICH HAS FOR NOW DENIED THEIR APPLICATION) TO RALLY THERE AGAIN! IF THEY WIN THEYLL HOLD ANOTHER RALLY THERE ON AUGUST 12th!
YOU NOW KNOW!

thyrell: noblepeasant: egowave: new york freakin university...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:19:14 +0100

thyrell:

noblepeasant:

egowave:

new york freakin university baby

Doxxing is illegal -_-

so is child trafficking so i guess no ones perfect

Sora and Riku Hug!

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:14:34 +0100

blowingoffsteam2:

Sora and Riku actually hugged in the Kingdom Hearts Animated Series pilot :’)

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