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the new EU copyright law will be fun to watch, the late data protection law is already a ridiculous fail
the amount of borderline retarded and additional paperwork for literally nothing is something special

at the optician i had to sign a piece of paper so they could send my eye data to the glasses manufacturer ffs :lol:

a platform like youtube might as well shut down, if this new copyright trash is taken seriously

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Remember: this is not final yet - the EU Parliament has to vote once more after the so-called "trilogues" - closed-door negotiations between Parliament and Council - end.

See Julia Reda's site for more: https://juliareda.eu/eu-copyright-reform/#timetable

It is still possible to influence MEPs to vote against the final proposal that comes out of the trilogues between the EU Parliament and EU Council.

Also this: https://twitter.com/Senficon/status/1039840614307831809

More from Julia Reda on today’s vote: https://twitter.com/senficon/status/1039881088078958592

The list of who voted what has been released: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2f%2fEP%2f%2fNONSGML%2bPV%2b20180912%2bRES-RCV%2bDOC%2bPDF%2bV0%2f%2fEN&language=EN (PDF warning)

Here’s the link to the Votewatch.eu-page (requires that you create a free account to view): https://www.votewatch.eu/en/term8-copyright-in-the-digital-single-market-draft-legislative-resolution-vote-commission-proposal-ordinar.html

This will tell you what MEPs you should target going forward to try to change their opinions. For MEPs that represent your country, call them and let them know that you are unhappy with the way they have voted. Your voice is important, make sure your MEPs have heard your voice!

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that's like some double orwell shit

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Russia is a tiny speck

Google and facebook are both titanic threats to free democracy as we know it

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Jack Poulson, a senior research scientist at Google, has quit the company in protest over the tech titan’s development of a censored search engine for China, claiming it represents a “forfeiture of our values.”

According to the Intercept, Poulson “raised concerns with his managers at Google after the Intercept revealed that the Internet giant was secretly developing a Chinese search app for Android devices.”

In his resignation letter, Poulson claimed he was leaving to “avoid contributing to” the “erosion of protection for dissidents.”