Is this the beginning of the end of the free internet?
European Parlament today voted for the Copyright Directive.
Let me make this perfectly clear ...
Ok, there still is a phase of negotiations with various EU bodies and implementation into the legislature of member countries but ... this vote was crucial for the machine to start rolling.
What will this mean for the censorship-free platforms like Steem is today?
I want to save the votes of Slovenian MEPs on the blockchain. They voted:
Franc BOGOVIČ (ELS/SLS) - FOR Tanja FAJON (S&d/SD) - AGAINST Alojz PETERLE (ELS/NSi) - FOR Igor ŠOLTES (Green/Verjamem) - AGAINST Patricija ŠULIN (ELS/SDS) - FOR Romana TOMC (ELS/SDS) - FOR Ivo VAJGL (ALDE/DeSUS) - FOR dr. Milan ZVER (ELS/SDS) - NO VOTE
Litter the mailboxes of those who voted FOR. Here they are ...
Ooops, I posted a link belonging to a EP site. How much do I have to pay and where to do I have to send the money? Can I pay in crypto :)
More links, payable to Twitter and other beneficiaries ...
This is the man who started the end of the free internet:
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The Verge: EU approves controversial Copyright Directive, including internet ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’