Final Text of the EU Copyright Directive Is Now Available

Julia Reda has published the final text of the EU Copyright Directive: Article 11, Article 13, and the entire document.

Read her analysis at: "The Text of Article 13 and the EU Copyright Directive Has Just Been Finalised."

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"Public Knowledge Opposes Net Neutrality Bills Weakening FCC’s Authority to Protect Consumers"

Public Knowledge has released "Public Knowledge Opposes Net Neutrality Bills Weakening FCC's Authority to Protect Consumers" by Shiva Stella.

Here's an excerpt:

At today's House Energy & Commerce Committee's Communications & Technology Subcommittee hearing on protecting the Open Internet, Republican members announced they have introduced or will introduce several pieces of legislation aimed at prohibiting anti-competitive and harmful broadband-provider practices. Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) announced he has introduced the Open Internet Act of 2019. Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR) announced he intends to introduce legislation modeled on the 2015 Thune/Upton draft net neutrality legislation, and that Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA) intends to introduce legislation modelled after Washington state's 2018 net neutrality law.

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"EFF, Human Rights Watch, and Over 70 Civil Society Groups Ask Mark Zuckerberg to Provide All Users with Mechanism to Appeal Content Censorship on Facebook"

The EFF has released "EFF, Human Rights Watch, and Over 70 Civil Society Groups Ask Mark Zuckerberg to Provide All Users with Mechanism to Appeal Content Censorship on Facebook."

Here's an excerpt:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and more than 70 human and digital rights groups called on Mark Zuckerberg today to add real transparency and accountability to Facebook's content removal process. Specifically, the groups demand that Facebook clearly explain how much content it removes, both rightly and wrongly, and provide all users with a fair and timely method to appeal removals and get their content back up.

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