Earlier this year, more than 70 internet pioneers, including web inventor Tim Berners-Lee and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales signed an open letter opposing the proposal. The letter argues that automated filters are not reliable and that the internet could not have developed as it has if Article 13 had been in effect 25 years ago.
In a statement Wednesday, a Google spokesperson said, “People want access to quality news and creative content online. We’ve always said that more innovation and collaboration are the best way to achieve a sustainable future for the European news and creative sectors, and we’re committed to continued close partnership with these industries.” Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Even the best filtering systems are not perfect. YouTube has removed videos erroneously; in other cases, companies or individuals have used copyright takedown notices to silence critics.
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In the meantime people, especially in Europe, need to be backing everything they can up. From media to software to operating systems to whatever they want/need. Back it all up and have offline copies of it all.
Also, in the future you can use decentralized P2P platforms like Soulseek, Tribler and Shareaza to share files with other peers as well. These platforms cannot be regulated because there is no central server, and once you have the client you can access the decentralized networks.
Also P2P browsers like Beaker or Zeronet will likely have to be utilized in the near future too. This will help peers decentralize websites, where they can be stored and mirrored by other peers or by some kind of blockchain technology.
Angel Parker
absolute such news
Parker Thomas
Okay, but Zig Forums is pretty clearly complaining about the Article 13 censorship, and Zig Forums makes fun of free speech by calling it "freeze peach".
This I will never understand. Unite you god damn fools. How can both parties be so blindly engaged in war with each other when they have the very same enemy?
Owen Long
The problem is that Americans take the EU too seriously. It's not a robust political entity like the US, it's more like a miniature version of the UN which politicians can use to blame when people protest against their shitty plans. This filter may or may not be enforceable, but there is no way that the EU would be able to make it happen.
Cameron Murphy
Good!
Joseph Green
This 1000x and anything else you can think of, like KaZaa and Emule too. Whatever is decentralized and harder to take down, grab it and back it all up.
