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dragynville

I don’t want to disappear without a forewarning.

lctor

As of July 4th 2018, the Internet as we know it might be dead for good. 

The European Parliament is passing a new Copyright Directive. 
Article 13 #CensorshipMachine will impose widespread censorship of all the content we share online. Art, fanfiction, parodies, remixes, mashups, memes, etc.. Anything that you do not hold the rights over will be taken down. 

Article 13 would force all online platforms to police and prevent the uploading of copyrighted content, or make people seek the correct licenses to post that content. Internet platforms hosting large amounts of user-uploaded content must monitor user behaviour and filter their contributions to identify and prevent copyright infringement. 

Such filters will be mandatory for platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit and Instagram, but also much smaller websites. 

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This doesn’t just affect Europe. The content creators you love are going to be in hot water for sharing their art and writing with you online. Any and all content that doesn’t belong to us will be filtered. Even memes are at risk, as the person who took the original photo may want to file complaints against any platform that allows it to be used without permission. But it goes even further than that.

Last Tuesday (19th June 2018) a group of more than 70 people who have played important roles in building the internet and developing it (Tim Berners-Lee, Vincent Cerf, Jimmy Wales, Mitchell Baker…) into what it is today addressed an open letter to the members of the European Parliament:

“As creators ourselves, we share the concern that there should be a fair distribution of revenues from the online use of copyright works, that benefits creators, publishers, and platforms alike.

But Article 13 is not the right way to achieve this. By requiring Internet platforms to perform automatic filtering all of the content that their users upload, Article 13 takes an unprecedented step towards the transformation of the Internet from an open platform for sharing and innovation, into a tool for the automated surveillance and control of its users. […] The damage that this may do to the free and open Internet as we know it is hard to predict, but in our opinions could be substantial.”

Here is the original Article 13. It’s even scarier. / Link 2 

Here is how to contact your MEPs. 

Here is a full list of everything that will be affected.

Europe is facing a huge problem, and unlike with Net Neutrality, the world doesn’t seem to care. 

Source: lctor
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smile-it-wont-suck-forever

Eek! Serious post. For those who don’t know me, I’m Sheena. And I need help.

I don’t want to do this but I don’t have much choice. I try not to complain on here about real life stuff too much. I’ve been sick a lot (newly diagnosed with Crohn’s) and have missed a lot of work, A LOT of work between stuff coming out of both ends and numerous trips to the cheap/free clinic, so I don’t have money for my rent this coming month. Rent is due on the 1st, after that the eviction notice gives 24 hours. I might have a single extra day because July 1st falls on a Sunday.

The total is $550.

I’ve been trying to sell stuff, but that’s a slow going process (especially when I don’t have major possessions, just a bunch of clothes). I have made about $70 though!

My landlord says that he’ll try to work with me if I can pay at least $400 by the 1st. If I can’t get at least that, he’s going to go ahead an follow through with the eviction policy.

If anyone can spare anything to help me reach $400, I would appreciate it more than anyone could ever know!! $330 is what’s currently needed. I’ll post updates if I get even closer.

My paypal is kataishiina@gmail.com

Thanks to everyone who shares this post or donates.

Source: smile-it-wont-suck-forever
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yuunhow

The EU Copyright Reform Proposal including the controversial article 11 and 13 has been approved today. Here’s what we can do to prevent this law from actually being passed.

So first of all, now that it has been approved I’m seeing a lot of confusion about what the proposal actually does. You can read all of it here, but here’s a short summary of the proposal:

- The proposal was first published around two years ago. The two most problematic things about it are Article 11 and Article 13, Article 11 wanting to prevent people from using snippets of text from news articles, possibly also affecting links that contain the headline of the article; Article 13 is about using upload filters on websites with lots of user uploads to prevent copyrighted material from being posted online. This would not only affect screenshots and gifs, but also memes, music used in remixes and similar content. That’s right, if this law passes we won’t be able to post memes and similar content online anymore. (Note: Don’t worry about your fanart and fanfiction. Those won’t be taken down.) It’s not clear what kinds of websites will have to make use of those filters yet; while some sources state it will only affect big platforms like Youtube, Facebook, Flickr etc. others say it could also affect start-ups and forums who aren’t able to pay for those filters and might have to close down.
(Please note that I’m no expert, so if you have anything to add/correct about my summary, feel free to do so.)

- Today, on June 20th, a parliamentary committee approved of the proposal.
However, it’s not over yet. The Internet won’t suddenly “die” today.  There are a few more steps to be made before this passes as an actual law. Presumably on 3rd-5th July, there’ll be a Parliament Negotiating Mandate Vote. Finally, there’ll be a final Parliamentary Vote in December.
The proposal has to pass both of those votes before becoming an actual law.

Long story short: Keep contacting your MEPs. Just because the proposal has been approved, you shouldn’t stop fighting against this shit being passed. It’s not over yet.
Here are some useful links:

https://saveyourinternet.eu - Call and tweet your MEPs or write them (pre-written) emails

https://act.openmedia.org/savethelink-call - Call your MEPs

https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-stop-the-censorship-machinery-save-the-internet  - Sign this petition against upload filters

Lastly: No, this is not alt-right propaganda.
I know many of you were confused when this issue first blew up, as there were barely any reliable sources and most articles about it seemed to come from alt-right websites who used the issue to bash the EU. I fell for the rumor about the issue being faked too and was surprised to read in my local newspaper a few days ago that it is an actual issue, and now I just regret to not have done anything before the proposal passed. But as I said: It’s not over yet. We can still fight against this.

Please share this post, no matter if you’re from the EU or not. If you are from the EU, please contact your MEPs or sign the petition. Remind them on the upcoming elections May 2019 and let them know you and many, many more people care about the internet as it is right now.

Source: yuunhow
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labambinafantasma

If you’re European, in a couple of weeks you will be denied any and all access to fandom contents on Tumblr and everywhere else on the internet. Here’s why.

On June, 20th the JURI of European Parliament approved of the articles 11 and 13 of the new Copyright Law. These articles are also known as the “Link Tax” and the “Censorship Machines” articles.

Articles 13 in particular forces every internet platform to filter all the contents we upload online, ending once and for all the fandom culture. Which means you won’t be able to upload any type of fandom works like fan arts, fan fictions, gif sets from your favourite films and series, edits, because it’s all copyrighted material. And you won’t also be able to share, enjoy or download other’s contents, because the use of links will be completely restricted.

But not everything’s lost yet. There’s another round of voting scheduled for the early days of July.


What you can do now to save our internet, is to share these informations with all of your family members and friends, and to ask to your MEP (the members of the European Parliament from your country) to vote NO at the next round, to vote against articles 11 and 13.

Here you can find more news and all the details to contact your MEP:

https://saveyourinternet.eu

Also, sign and share this petition:

https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-stop-the-censorship-machinery-save-the-internet?recruiter=50668942&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial

We have just a couple of weeks to stop this complete madness, don’t let them dictating the way we enjoy our internet.

#SaveYourInternet now!

Source: labambinafantasma
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eisht: “ memorystove: “ scotsdragon: “ hotcommunist: “ veganvenom: “ This graffiti appeared overnight at 5 different job centres in Birmingham. It’s referencing the increasingly harsh benefit sanctions in the UK which are punishing disabled people in...
veganvenom

This graffiti appeared overnight at 5 different job centres in Birmingham.

It’s referencing the increasingly harsh benefit sanctions in the UK which are punishing disabled people in particular.

Claimants who cannot work due to severe disabilities or chronic illnesses are being categorised as “fit to work” in order to meet targets and are not being given enough money to survive.

The majority of people who legally challenge their benefits sanctions or ‘fit to work’ decision have them overturned, but only after months without the money they need.

Estimates generally put the number of people who have died in the last few years directly due to benefit sanctions in the thousands. These include people who have died of starvation, exposure, because they couldn’t afford electricity to keep their insulin cold, or because they couldn’t afford treatment, among other things.

The DWP has even sent letters to people declaring them fit to work when in fact they have already died from their illness.

Fuck the DWP and job centres.

Good job, whoever painted these!

hotcommunist

how broken this murderous system can be summed up very neatly:

an NHS doctor with access to comprehensive medical records of every major diagnosis and every treatment you’ve ever had can examine you, in private, in as much comfort as is possible in your condition, and categorically declare you “unfit for work”. they sign you off work and give you a certificate to prove how sick you are.

then the dwp forces you to be assessed by their privately contracted company, where you have to take all your own medical info - a lot that isn’t accessible to you. before your appointment you wait in a grey room without windows or even waiting room magazines. their assessor - not a doctor a lot of the time - rushes your appointment, looks at where a doctor has signed you off, and clicks a button that says “fit for work”. you’re a number in a system designed to trip you at every turn.

make no mistake, this is state sanctioned murder, but because you diy it - by dying of starvation or exposure or suicide - it’s not their fault, and the nauseating apathy of the press just makes it an even more bitter pill to swallow.

scotsdragon

There is an ocean of blood on their hands, and it is long past time for them to be held accountable for that.

memorystove

More people died from this last year than died in the entire Reign of Terror

eisht

Make no mistake, there is a deliberate and systematic genocide by extreme poverty of the elderly, poor and disabled underway by a fascist Tory government. I absolutely remember these remarks too https://www.rt.com/uk/317693-taxpayers-alliance-pension-cuts/

fedupandbroke

A totally disgusting and cruel system that penalises those who are most in need simply for being ill. Time for change is well overdue!

Source: veganvenom
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brass-v: “playing-hero: “ lunette3002: “ fashionf-u-c-ks: “None ” OKAY so I saw this a few days ago and was like “whatever” but then I smashed my phone in a car door, had to clean up some dead baby bunnies in my yard, and have just generally NOT had...
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lunette3002

OKAY so I saw this a few days ago and was like “whatever” but then I smashed my phone in a car door, had to clean up some dead baby bunnies in my yard, and have just generally NOT had a good week. I’m fucking spooked and I’m reblogging this twice to get the universe to stop.

playing-hero

I ignored this too and then i got kicked out of my house. Also reblogging twice.

brass-v

I need all the help I can get.

Source: fashionf-u-c-ks
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