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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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emoskeemo

hey if ur not from america get a blank map and just. fucking guess the states

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heres my attempt

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hhhh???

emoskeemo

dumbass solidarity babey!!!

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can i participate???

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deepdarkfandom

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i don’t think i know any other states names

lokigays

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I’m a Professional 

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i did my best

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eternally amused by the terribly inaccurate placements of NYC. you’re doing great sweeties!!!!

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im so lost,,,, 

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My favorite thing is that no one properly placed Ohio, we do not exist, we are the mystery state

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doki-doki-discourse

ARTICLE  13  HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE WORST!

gracyfangirl2020

THIS WEEK  Article 13  HAS BEEN CHANGED COMPLETELY!

WILL BE BLOCKED BECAUSE of SOME OLD POLITICIANS “that know the youth and the internet the best then anyone else”  IN THE SENATE THINKING THEY KNOW BETTER SHUTTING DOWN YOUTUBE AND OTHER SOCIAL PLATFORMS FOR ME AND PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EU   FOREVER!

PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I REPEAT THE ARTICLE HAS BEEN CHANGED COMPLETELY NO FUCKING JOKE GUYS! LAST TIME IT WAS ALL ABOUT PROTECTION NOW THEY ADDED SOME STUPID STUFF AND THEY WILL BE TAKING AWAY MY YOUTUBE; SOCIAL MEDIAS AND EVERYTHING!

PLEASE SIGN UP IN THIS PETITION  IF WE DON´T HIT  5  MILLION GERMANY AND SO MANY EUROPE COUNTRIES WILL LOSE THEIR SOCIAL AND MORE!

SHARE THIS POST AND SIGN UP AND VOTE THE MORE THAN BETTER! Let’s SHOW THESE OLD PEOPLE THAT YOUTUBE,  TUMBLR, INSTAGRAM AND ALL THESE GREAT OTHER SITES AREN´T FUCKING USELESS AND SHET BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS! INSTEAD OF TAKING THESE PRECIOUS THINGS THEY SHOULD WORRY ABOUT OTHER.STUFF ( Migrants, new school system)  BUT NAH THEY WANT TO TAKE AWAY OUR SOCIAL MEDIAS


I REPEAT article 13  HAS COMPLETED CHANGED AND IN A FEW MONTHS IT WILL TAKE AWAY OUR SOCIAL media LIKE TUMBLR AND YOUTUBE HERE IN EUROPE PLEASE SIGN UP FOR US GUYS I BEG YOU! 

here are the links:


ENGLISH:https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-stop-the-censorship-machinery-save-the-internet

GERMAN:https://www.change.org/p/stoppt-die-zensurmaschine-rettet-das-internet-uploadfilter

DUTCH:https://www.change.org/p/het-internet-is-in-gevaar-en-jij-kunt-het-redden

ROMANIAN:https://www.change.org/p/internetul-este-%C3%AEn-pericol-iar-tu-%C3%AEl-po%C8%9Bi-salva

SPAIN: https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-deten-la-m%C3%A1quina-de-la-censura-salva-internet

PLEASE HELP US GUYS I BEG YOU and  PLEASE! reblog IT ISN´T ANYMORE A JOKE THEY HAVE COMPLETELY TURNED THE ARTICLE AROUND FOR THE WORST THIS WEEK!

lunastarward

YO NON-EUROPEANS CAN ALSO SIGN GET IN LINE FOR YOUR EURPOEAN HOMIES GUYS CMON

masochist-incarnate

PLEASE HELP THEM

letsrevince

Yo OP you’re a real piece of artwork, ya know that?

So, first of all, this is pure hyperbole, but i’ll get to that in the end. What I find especially bad is that you only link to the change.org petition that is really vaguely worded.

So, to amend that, let’s provide links!

Article 11 over here: https://indivigital.com/resources/copyright/article-11/

Article 13 over here: https://indivigital.com/resources/copyright/article-13/

These above links have on the left side the original text and on the right the most updated version as of september 12.

All good? Nice, let’s take a look inside them!

TL;DR: The Directive’s new amendments on Articles 11 and 13 have actually enstrenghtened consumer rights and defused to a large degree the ticking time bomb that was the bots. Also, the EU has no Senate!


So, first off, Article 11 - the apocalyptic attitude of the OP is already disputed because we see right in Section 1a that, and to quote:

“ The rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall not prevent legitimate private and non-commercial use of press publications by individual users. “

Which means, if you’re not making money off it, then it’s all good - you can share it online, or keep it for yourself on your phone or computer.

This is further corroborated by Sections 2a, 4 and 4a, which in turn talk about sharing hyperlinks (aka links from websites), how long the rights are retained for commercial use (which number has been reduced from 20 years to just 5 years - a bit much, but not apocalyptic again), and about the Members of the EU having to accomodate for these compensations.

To quote again:

“ 2a. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall not extend to mere hyperlinks which are accompanied by individual words.

“ 4. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire 5 years after the publication of the press publication. This term shall be calculated from the first day of January of the year following the date of publication. The right referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply with retroactive effect.

“ 4a. Member States shall ensure that authors receive an appropriate share of the additional revenues press publishers receive for the use of a press publication by information society service providers. “

This is a good time to remind that Articles 11 and 13 and the entire legislations ARE NOT LAWS. They are DIRECTIVES, which is basically EU law from what i know for making a list of rules that member countries can check, see if they comply, and then choose for themselves if they find their current laws adequate or need to update them to fit the definitions set by the directive. For more on that, check an actual law student’s post on the subject here - she honestly tells it much better than i could ever hope to do so:

http://stolligaseptember.tumblr.com/post/174628019342/shenannygans-replied-to-your-post-okay-just


Right, now onto Article 13. So, the big important boi here is Section 2b, which, to quote a brief excerpt:

“  Members States shall ensure that online content sharing service providers referred to in paragraph 1 put in place effective and expeditious complaints and redress mechanisms that are available to users in case the cooperation referred to in paragraph 2a leads to unjustified removals of their content. Any complaint filed under such mechanisms shall be processed without undue delay and be subject to human review. Right holders shall reasonably justify their decisions to avoid arbitrary dismissal of complaints. “

THIS RIGHT HERE PROTECTS YOUR RIGHTS FROM CORPORATIONS FROM CLAIMING IT AS THEIR OWN.

It also serves another purpose as it demands that all content that has been claimed MUST be reviewed by a HUMAN PERSON, not a bot. This is monumental news, for the mere fact that what we feared with Article 13 was that the directives was gonna utilize bots like YouTube and Google do exclusively, and mandate they be used. This section basically says “yo, whatever you use, if something is claimed, you gotta have a human review”.

These views are further strengthened by the rest of Section 2, 2a and 3, which goes in length about how current streaming and video/content-hosting services’ code of conducts will be enforced. This is where the argument about how the EU will go full dictatorship and will censor the internet falls apart. To quote briefly again:

“ 2. Licensing agreements which are concluded by online content sharing service providers with right holders for the acts of communication referred to in paragraph 1, shall cover the liability for works uploaded by the users of such online content sharing services in line with the terms and conditions set out in the licensing agreement, provided that such users do not act for commercial purposes.

“ 2a. Member States shall provide that where right holders do not wish to conclude licensing agreements, online content sharing service providers and right holders shall cooperate in good faith in order to ensure that unauthorised protected works or other subject matter are not available on their services. Cooperation between online content service providers and right holders shall not lead to preventing the availability of non-infringing works or other protected subject matter, including those covered by an exception or limitation to copyright. 

“ 3. […] When defining best practices, special account shall be taken of fundamental rights, the use of exceptions and limitations as well as ensuring that the burden on SMEs remains appropriate and that automated blocking of content is avoided. “

So, in conclusion, Article 13 and Article 11 is not the devil it once was, and its recent amendment has made it a lot more user-friendly!


Now, I wanna address the original post directly, cuz the language used is very telling. First of all, it’s all caps, so, unless you’re @factsinallcaps, your credibility is automatically lowered imo. Secondly, the lack of direct links to either articles, or even news pieces from websites about net neutrality is very telling. The fact that only the link to the change.org petition is linked is highly suspicious.

Now, let’s go into details; First of all, the EU has no Senate. This isn’t the United States. And there was never any talk about shutting down social media - this is not a situation like in Turkey, where YouTube has been taken down and replaced with a local one.

The wording especially of the final phrase, “ INSTEAD OF TAKING THESE PRECIOUS THINGS THEY SHOULD WORRY ABOUT OTHER.STUFF ( Migrants, new school system)  BUT NAH THEY WANT TO TAKE AWAY OUR SOCIAL MEDIAS “, also has me severely troubled. The EU cannot implement a pan-european EU-licensed new school system. That’s just not how it functions! This is up to each individual country comprising the EU to make up.

Also the migrants crisis and the way they’re thrown nonchalant here reads like a very reactionary right-wing talking point. And this is a big deal when it comes to the Article 13 debacle - the talking points have been hijacked by anti-eu personas (like Computing Forever) who espouse views that are anti-semitic, islamophobic, sexist, transmisogynist and racist. So, despite Article 13 being a really obvious sticking point and in need of proper debate, especially after the tragedy that was the rollback of net neutrality in the United States, we had the discourse surrounding the Article and what it does poisoned by Far-Right discourse, which in turn has produced the meme about the EU coming to censor all memes and, in this post’s case, take down all social media.

And it’s sad.

And I’m tired of it.


Now, what is happening with Article 13 right now? Because, remember, these amendments happened in early September, and it is November the 8th right now, 40 minutes past midnight in Greece. So, according to Julia Reid, the head of the EU pirate party and overal extreme badass is in negotiations with the rest of the EU council, discussing further amendments, and judging from her twitter, things are going pretty good!

https://twitter.com/Senficon/status/1055539157852975104

(quoting the tweet in case you can’t open the link:  Good news, Council did not insist on its wording on the relationship with existing #copyright  exceptions in Article 17a today. It looks like we may be able to solve this problem in the next round of negotiations. #FixCopyright )

(I’ve never looked into Article 17, so I can’t speak about that, but I trust her)

And that’s about it! Votes are set to come in like early 2019, which will finalize the Articles, and then the directive will be shipped to each member state, where each parliament will decide on how to implement those articles

Don’t fall for the reactionaries tumblr, and research before you reblog! The current version has 20k notes and it tells a grossly misleading version of the Directive, one influenced by anti-EU, far-right reactionary elements.

And sorry for the long post! Have a good evening ^_^

letsrevince

please do reblog this version of the post if you see it, cuz the post has 30k notes and it’s still misdirecting people as to how art13 has changed

devil-child-art

jesus christ finally someone caught this dang misinformed person.

ausefulblogforputtingthingsin

Yes it has changed and the changes are a step in the right direction!

godzillajuniorreborn

Glad to see people calling out fear-mongering bullshit. 

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blasticheart

EVERYONE PLEASE LISTEN. DO NOT IGNORE THIS.

bepis-boii

Article 13 is going into it’s final stages of voting. 

If this gets through, it will allow many, many companies to abuse and misuse this article to take down as many memes, fan works, and even other independent creators on sites like YouTube, Facebook, and other websites INCLUDING Tumblr. 

THE FAIR USE LAW AND SAFEHARBOR LAW WILL NO LONGER APPLY IN THE U.S OR IN OTHER COUNTRIES. 

IT HAS ALREADY PASSED IN SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES. 

WE CANNOT ALLOW THEM TO TAKE AWAY WHAT WE BUILT FOR THE INTERNET SO FAR. 

So here is what you need to do to drag this article down. 

1. Spread the word 

I can’t stress this enough. The more attention this gets the more people we can get to take this down. 

2. Make your own content 

Make your own content on the matter and make sure it is clear to others that Article 13 is bad for every internet user involved. 

3. If you live anywhere in Europe, contact your MEPs 

Ask them if they approve of the article and why. If they do approve of it, try to convince them in a clear, reasonable, and most sensible way possible that this law is BAD. 

The article itself is way to vague about what it’s conveying to its people. 

Saying that as long as the use of said internet memes or content is good as long as it’s in “good faith.” 

We cannot let some shoddy government tell us what we can and cannot post. 

FREE SPEECH IS A HUMAN RIGHT. NOT A PRIVILEGE. 

Here’s a video on Article 13 that Film Theory made on the matter. It will explain things better than I can. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GbXHrj8k7dg

Edit: I’ve noticed that some people are having trouble with getting the video to work. So here is the new link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbXHrj8k7dg&app=desktop

Plus thanks to user @rwby- 13 for giving me a link to this Change.org petition!

https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-stop-the-censorship-machinery-save-the-internet

fandomforever15

BOOST THIS PLEASE WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING

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the statue in the bottom right is Le génie du mal, carved by guillame geefs to replace a different lucifer (known as either Le génie du mal or L’ange du mal) carved by his younger brother. why did joseph geefs’ lucifer get removed from the cathedral? it was too sexy. the statue was too sexy by far.

st. paul’s cathedral in liége went from one lucifer, whom they called ‘too sublime’ and removed because he was distracting ‘pretty penitent girls,’ to another lucifer, who they’ve left there for 170 years even though he’s so hot that satanists visit the cathedral to meditate in the presence of this Most Sexy Of Lucifers

here’s how i imagine that went down.

liege cathedral: hmm. you know what we need? a nice satan for our church. let’s ask joey geefs

joseph geefs: sculpts this

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liege cathedral: no!! too hot!! now we all want to fuck lucifer! we need a different satan. let’s ask… the sexy lucifer sculptor’s BROTHER. yes. willy geefs is older so he definitely doesn’t want to fuck lucifer

guillaume geefs, who DOES want to fuck lucifer, and the only sign of his being older than his brother is that the lucifer he wants to fuck is somewhat older: sculpts this

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liege cathedral: shit. well we don’t have any more money for lucifers so i guess we’ll keep this sexy lucifer

mlm, straight girls, and satanists in the vicinity of liege: NICE

fandomforever15

I have seen this post many a time and I haven’t seen this pointed out

This motherfucker was the most beautiful angel before he fell, these versions are very accurate

So for that cathedral to say no to a very accurate depiction of Lucifer must mean something, idea one is very intrusive gay thoughts

fxckthisfxckthat

No one wanted to admit wanting to bone satan. Now we just have more courage.

fandomforever15

Correct

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biotechwitch

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freddieandersen

the statue in the bottom right is Le génie du mal, carved by guillame geefs to replace a different lucifer (known as either Le génie du mal or L’ange du mal) carved by his younger brother. why did joseph geefs’ lucifer get removed from the cathedral? it was too sexy. the statue was too sexy by far.

st. paul’s cathedral in liége went from one lucifer, whom they called ‘too sublime’ and removed because he was distracting ‘pretty penitent girls,’ to another lucifer, who they’ve left there for 170 years even though he’s so hot that satanists visit the cathedral to meditate in the presence of this Most Sexy Of Lucifers

here’s how i imagine that went down.

liege cathedral: hmm. you know what we need? a nice satan for our church. let’s ask joey geefs

joseph geefs: sculpts this

image

liege cathedral: no!! too hot!! now we all want to fuck lucifer! we need a different satan. let’s ask… the sexy lucifer sculptor’s BROTHER. yes. willy geefs is older so he definitely doesn’t want to fuck lucifer

guillaume geefs, who DOES want to fuck lucifer, and the only sign of his being older than his brother is that the lucifer he wants to fuck is somewhat older: sculpts this

image

liege cathedral: shit. well we don’t have any more money for lucifers so i guess we’ll keep this sexy lucifer

mlm, straight girls, and satanists in the vicinity of liege: NICE

fandomforever15

I have seen this post many a time and I haven’t seen this pointed out

This motherfucker was the most beautiful angel before he fell, these versions are very accurate

So for that cathedral to say no to a very accurate depiction of Lucifer must mean something, idea one is very intrusive gay thoughts

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whatsnew-lgbtq

Today is November 13, which marks the start of Trans Awareness Week, ending on Nov. 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

To all of our trans followers-

You are awe striking, kind, beautiful, handsome, soulful, strong people. You go through your own hells every week of the year, what ever they may be. This week, we celebrate you. Submit your stories and pictures, or tag us with @whatsnew-lgbtq. We’re so blessed to have each of y’all. The world needs more trans goodness; spread it like wildfire.

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Liking this iSNT HELPING. REBLOG IT. A SIMPLE LIKE IS NOT LETTING OTHER WOMEN SEE THIS.

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ITS FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BTW. CHILD. PORNOGRAPHY.

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Reblogging to save a life

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Please please reblog this.

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