European Union may pass law that could lead to this site being unusable

@Selaphiel  
That and considering a ban for ALL facial recognition technology:  
https://mobile.twitter.com/masspirates/status/1156966821355933696
 
Which makes the fact they approved Article 13/17 just more nonsensical and contradictory.

@CaptainXtra
 
The EU wants to ban facial recognition technology? That’s chuckle-worthy. I’ll believe it only if I see it. And even then I’ll expect that the EU will do it anyway one day.  
Also, wasn’t it the EU who came up with a plan to implement that technology in the first place?

….since this was posted a year ago, did this ever actually happen 👀

@LightningMana-Crafts  
Poland is currently in the process of challenging it in court so we don’t know

@LightningMana-Crafts  
France is already looking to implement Article 15 soon and 13 might follow next year.
 
Poland is challenging this in Court and they should have a response by at least May of next year.
 
Things are quiet for now.

@CaptainXtra  
Oh as for CASE  
That article you retweeted was talking about it’s markup in mid-July, We still don’t 100% know if it will get a Senate vote.

Americans! Your turn! Call reps! You still have time!
 
Incoming

@silbasa
 
The treatment of copyright has improved a lot over the last couple years. We as a fandom and Hasbro with its accepting stance, have also contributed to this development significantly. Today, all kinds of fanart are largely accepted by nearly every company.  
Bills like that, or the toxin the EU is cooking up, are last, desperate moves to prevent less strict and actually fair copyright laws from becoming a reality.  
Fight it, defeat them and we have won. Those money-greedy hags are on their last leg.

@CMC Scootaloo  
I’m afraid it’s an endless fight.  
The establishment will always find a way to slip things under our noses. They have an intention, and they will used whatever means it takes to achieve their desired results.

@Selaphiel
 
That’s something that was said so often in the past. “They don’t let it happen”. But after a long time and many people fighting for their rights or better conditions, they gave up and let it happen. They will let that happen, too.  
And if they want an endless fight, then they will get one.

Poland is finally taking action:  
https://www.deviantart.com/anti-article-13/journal/Poland-s-Case-against-Article-13-has-Begun-810754219

@CaptainXtra  
I’m loving Poles more as the days go by.
 
They’ve suffered under BOTH extremes in history. And they know shit when they see it.

@CaptainXtra
 
Asses are getting kicked. Excellent. I’ll open a good bottle once Article 13 is dead and buried.

@CMC Scootaloo  
Assuming Poland has the same political sway as countries like Germany and France which are heavily pro-A13.

@Selaphiel
 
Why would it? It’s fighting the whole article.

@CMC Scootaloo  
Out of curiosity, wasn’t Italy also against the Directive?
 
Why haven’t they joined Poland in court?

@CaptainXtra  
Italy along with Sweden and the Netherlands (the 2 others I remember) are against the directive.

@Background Pony #737C  
You mean Sweden, the country that “accidentally” voted in favour of it?

News from Julia:  
https://mobile.twitter.com/Senficon/status/1166681375866531840

@CaptainXtra
 
What is this “stakeholder dialogue” exactly?

@CMC Scootaloo  
Not exactly sure what it entails but it’s likely important.

No good vibes from this tweet:  
https://mobile.twitter.com/woelken/status/1167779760837136384
 
Translation button should be present.
 
Update: This May be an error in translation but man, it definitely worries me.

@CaptainXtra  
Typical lobbyists

@Background Pony #1C34  
Yep.
 
Scum of the earth.
 
Also some stuff to look at:  
https://mobile.twitter.com/uploadfilter/status/1168426837397200896