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Today a 21-pages document was sent to at least 22 members of the European parliament. The authors claim to „have clear evidence of US meddling in this EU law making process“ and that a full release will happen in the next days.
They are wrong and here is why. /1
They are wrong and here is why. /1
Good: They are transparent about how they came to their conclusion and what tools they used. Else this thread would have ended like the last one.
The false core claim: 23%-47% of mentions of anti copyright directive campaign hashtag mentions came from the US. /2
The false core claim: 23%-47% of mentions of anti copyright directive campaign hashtag mentions came from the US. /2
Biggest mistake: They presented location data by @Talkwalker without questioning it.
The used the full version, but the free version is enough to prove my point that the location data is not trustworthy.
Let's look at #SaveYourInternet as an example. 63k mentions in 7 days. /3
The used the full version, but the free version is enough to prove my point that the location data is not trustworthy.
Let's look at #SaveYourInternet as an example. 63k mentions in 7 days. /3
Last week, the #EU's attempt to ram through the new #CopyrightDirective before Christmas collapsed eff.org/deeplinks/2018…
The plan to put your online speech in the hands of black-box AI copyright filters isn't dead though! It'll be back in January, as @senficon's interview in the @GreenEUJournal explains greeneuropeanjournal.eu/link-taxes-and…
Our own @doctorow has written a new science fiction story about the collateral damage from #CensorshipMachines to run alongside the interview greeneuropeanjournal.eu/false-flag/
Red alert: On Wednesday, the EU votes on #Article13—a disastrous proposal that would require websites to filter and censor uploaded content.
These #CensorshipMachines would break the Internet as we know it, and we have to stop them. <Thread> eff.org/deeplinks/2018…
These #CensorshipMachines would break the Internet as we know it, and we have to stop them. <Thread> eff.org/deeplinks/2018…
We aren’t alone in the fight. Artists, websites, technologists, and more are up in arms about this looming Internet catastrophe.
@WordPress, @Kickstarter, @Patreon, @Shapeways, @Bandcamp, all say no to #article13 engine.is/news/category/…
@WordPress, @Kickstarter, @Patreon, @Shapeways, @Bandcamp, all say no to #article13 engine.is/news/category/…
Github doesn't want open source developers censored:
A huge scandal is brewing in the European Parliament on the #CensorshipMachines. Last week, rapporteur @AxelVossMdEP had shown signs to drop the harmful filtering obligation. Now it’s back, and it’s worse than ever. Read it here: juliareda.eu/wp-content/upl… #FixCopyright
This new draft was sent at the last minute before tomorrow’s negotiation, ignoring all progress that had already been made on the previous text. Now ALL platforms with very few exceptions are liable for users’ copyright infringements. #CensorshipMachines #FixCopyright
Where the previous draft would have opened the possibility for platforms to cooperate with rightsholders in other ways than #CensorshipMachines, this version says they HAVE to use “technical measures”, in other words filters. #FixCopyright
