EU takes first step in passing controversial copyright law that could ‘censor the internet’

The European Union has taken the first step in passing new copyright legislation that critics say will tear the internet apart. This morning, the EU’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted in favor of the legislation, called the Copyright Directive. Although most of the Directive simply updates technical language for copyright law in the age of the internet, it includes two highly controversial provisions. These are Article 11, a “link tax” which…
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