EU approves internet copyright law, including ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’
>However, those backing these provisions say the arguments above are the result of scaremongering by big US tech companies, eager to keep control of the web’s biggest platforms.<p>This is the most hilarious quote in the article. The <i>only</i> thing this will do is entrench massive players like Google and Facebook who already have these systems in place. I honestly cannot comprehend how anyone could support this law while having any understanding of how the internet works. Do these politicians really not understand the awful implications of these filtering systems for free speech and fair use? Just look at the abuses that already happen with the existing systems and now we have to spread this across the entire web, absolutely insane.<p>A truly sad day for the future of a free internet in Europe.