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Stop Upload Filters - Send Letter to EU Legislators

European Union legislators are in the final stage of discussing the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. Get engaged - send our message to EU legislators.

Letter , freedom of expression , upload filters
November 17, 2020 • LibertiesEU
​Upload Filters Are Back, and We Are Still Strongly Against Them

​Upload filters. Do they ring a bell? Do you remember the debate about the Copyright Directive, which was partly about mandatory upload filters to protect rightholders' creative works? Now they are back.

upload filters , freedom of expression
November 03, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Copyright Directive Draft Guidance Could Lead to Rights Violations, NGOs Warn

Digital and civil rights groups have sent a letter to the European Commissioner for Internal Market warning that draft guidance on Article 17 of the Copyright Directive could lead to limits on free speech and the right to receive information.

copyright , upload filters , access to internet
September 17, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Rights Organizations Are Still Pushing to Avoid Mandatory Upload Filters

The Commission promised to release the draft guidelines by end of March. Four months later, the guidelines are still to be published. On the other hand, EU member states have already started the harmonization processes of the Copyright Directive.

copyright , Commission , upload filters
July 10, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Automation and Illegal Content: Can We Rely on Machines Making Decisions for Us?

While automation is necessary for handling a vast amount of content shared by users, it makes mistakes that can be far-reaching for your rights and the well-being of society.

upload filters , online , Free Speech , freedom of expression , Artificial Intelligence , technology
February 17, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Academics Push for Copyright Safeguards Against Over-Blocking

A paper by copyright experts urges decision-makers to implement safeguards to ensure that the enforcement of the EU Copyright Directive doesn’t unduly restrict users.

copyright , filtering , upload filters , European Union , Free Speech
November 12, 2019 • LibertiesEU
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