[Shambles]

Memes, remixes and other user-generated content could disappear online if the EU's proposed rules on copyright become law, warn experts.

Digital rights groups are campaigning against the Copyright Directive, which the European Parliament will vote on later this month.

The legislation aims to protect rights-holders in the internet age.

But critics say it misunderstands the way people engage with web content and risks excessive censorship.

So, after most of the world has just about gotten over GDPR, we may soon have to check and moderate all posts on the forum  

Even what I quoted above may fall foul of this proposed law 

Critics say this will, in effect, require all internet platforms to filter all content put online by users, which many believe would be an excessive restriction on free speech.

There is also concern that the proposals will rely on algorithms that will be programmed to "play safe" and delete anything that creates a risk for the platform.

[Dazzler]

Jeepers! What a crock of poop! 

[AlanHo]

Can they really interfere with what is posted on an Australian forum or is this a passport for anyone who takes offence at something on the internet (no matter what it comprises or whatever its source) to claim damages because their rotten feelings have been slightly hurt.

 

[Shambles]

Which particular Australian forum did you have in mind?

[AlanHo]

The Australian "Busty Beach Birds Bogglers" forum of course - Dazz put me on to it.

Here is a sample from there of what could be banned


<imagine photo of a buxom wench (what Alan inserted but which got deleted cuz the EU would not approve)>

[CraigB]

A further look into this mess

70+ Internet Luminaries Ring the Alarm on EU Copyright Filtering Proposal | Electronic Frontier Foundation

The EU's Copyright Proposal is Extremely Bad News for Everyone, Even (Especially!) Wikipedia | Electronic Frontier Foundation

[Dazzler]