The U.N. special rapporteur on freedom of expression warns that the measure raises the risk of censorship.
Demonstrators gather to protest an overhaul of the E.U. Copyright Act, in Berlin, March 2, 2019. By Rick Noack Rick Noack Foreign affairs reporter focusing on Europe and international security Email Bio Follow March 14 at 7:37 AM BERLIN — Online encyclopedia Wikipedia’s German edition will go offline for 24 hours next Thursday, as its authors try to rally Europeans against a proposed European Union law that would tighten online copyright regulations.
While the proposed E.U. directive is being backed by a number of artists’ associations and publishing companies, its critics fear that “upload filters” would disrupt free discourse online. Political debates on Twitter and Facebook often include the use of memes or GIFs, for instance, which may be deemed copyright infringements under the new rules.
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