French Politician’s Blast Google Following the Law as “Unacceptable” Drew Wilson | September 29, 2019 In a move to comply with Europe’s Link Tax, Google France deleted news snippets. The perfectly legal move is being blasted by French politicians as “unacceptable”.
Publishers Considers Anti-Trust Action Over Google Following the Law Drew Wilson | September 28, 2019 French and German publishers are teaming up, calling Google following the law a violation of competition laws. They doubled down on their “blackmail” comments.
History Repeats Itself: Google France Deletes Snippets Over Link Tax Drew Wilson | September 27, 2019 Experts and observers cautioned against the Link Tax. Google warned of the consequences. Publishers didn’t listen. Now, Google acted.
European Countries Vote to Pass Open Internet Killing Article 17 Copyright Laws Drew Wilson | April 15, 2019 European countries have voted in favour of passing article 17 and article 11. The development sinks citizens latest efforts to save the internet.
Day 9 of Article 13 Passage: Censorship Supporters Plan Exporting Laws Elsewhere Drew Wilson | April 4, 2019 Supporters of censorship are now openly planning on taking things to another level. They are talking about which countries they are going to hit next.
Day 7 of Article 13 Passage: Innovation and Investment Heads for the Exits Drew Wilson | April 2, 2019 There have long been dire warnings of what Article 13 means for startups. Now, those fears for innovation are becoming reality.
Number of Expected Article 13 Protests Balloons in Europe Drew Wilson | March 10, 2019 As controversy over article 13 continues to grip Europe, we decided to check in on how many protests are planned on March 23. That number? Up. A lot.
European Journalist Organization Expresses Opposition to Article 11 Drew Wilson | February 27, 2019 The few proponents of Article 11 say it will help creators. Now, journalists are stepping forward and saying otherwise.
March 23 Named As Europe-Wide Day of Action Against Article 13 Drew Wilson | February 22, 2019 Protesters have already flooded the streets of Europe to protest against Article 13. That may be just a preview if organizers are successful.
EU Commission Retracts Attack Piece on European’s Drew Wilson | February 20, 2019 The EU Commission attacked European’s as mobs and examples of fake “activism”. Now, they have retracted that article saying that their attack is being misunderstood.
