It was fun while it lasted - EU to destroy Internet

[Zundfolge]

If (hell, when ... they don't care what the people think) the EU passes Article 13. a copyright law, it will end up banning even linking to copyrighted material (even with permission) thus basically shutting down all but the big media web sites in Europe. But because of the way the internet works there will be no way to prevent the automated systems they'll put in place to enforce this from impacting the Internet in the US and Asia, so it will either cause the rest of the world to have to firewall the EU segment of the internet or more likely just impose their draconian laws on the rest of the world by default (which the big tech companies want to do anyway as it eliminates all but their voices).

https://news.sky.com/story/memes-wil...gners-11398577




Here's a good video on the subject (while its still legal to link/embed videos on this site )

[Great-Kazoo]

We get the Government We Deserve.

Of course Britan was the loser when Brexit passed, or were they

[Gman]

I've been reading all week that the US is looking to take back management of Internet domains.

In the long run, the EU is toast. Every nation has their own interests in mind.

[Zundfolge]

If sites people use are impacted, they will start to divert to VPN's for American IP (or where have you) and run there.

If indeed American sites decide to wall themselves off from Europe than you are correct. If, however, American sites like Facebook, twitter and Google decide to go along with them we'll get stuck with the same rules by default here. Of course that will hasten the demise of Facebook twitter and Alphabet (which would be a boon for the free exchange of ideas) I also think this heavy handed attack on the open and free Internet by the EU will light the Euroskeptic flame in millions of apathetic, apolitical Europeans overnight and thus hasten the demise of the EU overall.

So this could turn out to be a great thing. But its going to suck in the short term.

But who knows, maybe Italy will bring down the EU before this is implemented


And yes, this does kind of light the fire under me to get off my ass and pick a good VPN (maybe I should start a discussion thread on that).

[BushMasterBoy]

Elon Musk will just put up satellites/servers in space and the rebels will just subscribe to them.

[Great-Kazoo]

And yes, this does kind of light the fire under me to get off my ass and pick a good VPN (maybe I should start a discussion thread on that).

Please do with (if possible) explanations why and how for us Luddites.

[Wulf202]

Please do with (if possible) explanations why and how for us Luddites.

+1

[Gman]

Elon Musk will just put up satellites/servers in space and the rebels will just subscribe to them.

Hopefully the satellites will be better at avoiding crashing into stationary objects than his cars.

[BushMasterBoy]

Spacex rocket boosters seem to have a pretty good record.

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/t...ter/685098002/

[cstone]

This was inevitable after video killed the radio star.