IT IS OVER: European Parliament Passes Restrictive Bill That Will Vet Your Internet Content

In Summary

In the Article 13 vote, the European Parliament has now endorsed #uploadfilters for all websites sparing only the smallest sites and apps.
Anything you want to publish will need to first be approved by these filters.
It is possible that perfectly legal content like parodies & memes will be caught in the crosshairs #SaveYourInternet

The Vote

Although it was fronted as part of internet copyright law, critics state that the law could make the internet more closed in future.

The European Parliament (EU) cast their votes on Wednesday 12 September to enforce provisions to copyright law that will definitely change the internet space for people within the EU.

The sub-articles comprise the use of "upload filters" to vet the sharing of unlicensed content online and the adoption of a "link tax," that will force firms like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft to pay publishers for showing snippets of news articles they're linking to.

Officially known as Article 13 and Article 11, the provisions were rejected in July. However, those advocating for the transformations amended the provisions ahead of today's vote.

Tweets of Disappointment

Here are some tweets that expressed disappointment in the vote;

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

@Europarl_DE Congratulation you fucked the Internet. You let Old People vote who doesnt know much about the Internet and you decide it for the next Generation. Because all of them will be gone, when the Internet is ruined #Uploadfilter

— Robin (@RobinTheRealOne) September 12, 2018

Good job, EU.

Once again, you have proven that your MEPs are old people who have not understood until today and who also boast of their "fight against unauthorized sharing" so that they leave like him:#uploadfilter #SaveTheInternet #uploadfilter pic.twitter.com/Yw90onngut

— Timania (@TimaniaTM) September 12, 2018

Thank you for sacrificing artistic freedom and creativity by courting companies and publishing houses that don't understand the internet. I'm going to move. #Uploadfilter

— クオソカ (@KuosokasBlog) September 12, 2018

The EU parliament just voted to censor the internet via #UploadFilters. An exception for satire, parody and memes voted down. The #EU really is like #BigBrother in Orwell's "1984" but it outsources the surveillance of #Thoughtcrime. #Brexit #linktax #Uploadfilter

— Old Whig (@aClassicLiberal) September 12, 2018

It's time to move to @Canada . We Europeans are literally fucked by the politics and their Upload filter. Furthermore i like Canada, so now it's a good time for me to move on. #Uploadfilter

— Apat3x (@Cress_Brian) September 12, 2018

Well, article 13 is now a thing.
R.I.P. Content-Creating as we know it.

What happened to the millions of people
that were in support of putting a stop to that?

The #Uploadfilter is one of the worst ideas, ever.
How can ANYONE even consider voting in FAVOR of it?

Fuck.

— Gabington💿🎶 (@Gabingt0n) September 12, 2018