Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20181106011917/@comment-37387872-20190401234009

NecroxTK wrote: I'm not an active internet user these days, but I consider to not being inclined to fall for every fake news/half-true on the internet. But I took article 13 as internet downfall back in last year, thanks to the giant commotion it caused. Ah, I getcha. And I apologize if I was sounding somewhat harsh, it's just been a bit frustrating that there's so much hearsay and half-truths going on, even on media I'd normally consider trustworthy. I don't even think this is malicious, either, it's just that (similar to the Brexit referendum) one side has a lot more exposure than the other. The EU fucked up properly informing people what this stuff is about, and the Google-funded EFF came up with the super-effective "they'll ban your memes" slogan.

I didn't actually bother checking the QR-code myself, but I did follow the URL provided in the image, and - ironically - it leads to a document listing only the amendments that the EU Parliament forced into the Directive, that's why I linked entire thing.

The way I read it, Article 13 actually has a chance for changing the internet for the better, if only because - unlike now - platforms like YouTube would have to take better care not to remove protected material, and copyright-trolling (remember when the wiki was shut down due to a DMCA claim?) should become more difficult due to what's required for removal...

Fingers crossed it really does turn out that way!

And have a nice day :)