LinkTax is proposed in the EU

in #linktax6 years ago (edited)

#LinkTax #Article13 #MSMmonopoly #licenceToInternetSpeech #censorship #rentseeking #BigGovernmetBigMonopolyMediaCorporations #towardsOrwellianNightmare

Wakeup: Save the internet from Article 13 before June 20th

If the new EU legislation goes through we will be one step closer to #censorship over (alternative) media possibilities. The proposed #linktax is a classical piece of rent-seeking where the big Mainstream Media Corporations uses Big (semi-global) Government (EU) rules and regulations in order to prevent competition from smaller players. Further it is one very bad step in the direction of (global) government mandated information control / prohibition.

Julia Reda gives an overview:
https://juliareda.eu/2018/06/saveyourinternet/

Video from International Journalism Festival explaining what is at stake:

Campaign against Article 13:
https://saveyourinternet.eu/

Short video The EU Is Ending Fair Use and Taxing to Share Links: