{"id":5670,"date":"2018-09-10T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=5670"},"modified":"2018-09-10T09:52:25","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T13:52:25","slug":"two-more-days-to-stop-the-eu-censorship-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2018\/09\/10\/two-more-days-to-stop-the-eu-censorship-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"Two more days to stop the EU censorship machines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is crunch time in the fight for free speech and against censorship.\u00a0 In two days, on the 12th, the European Parliament will vote whether to impose copyright upload filters, which\u00a0are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/juliareda.eu\/2018\/08\/censorship-machines-gonna-censor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">censorship<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20180827\/16481940516\/how-eu-may-be-about-to-kill-public-domain-copyright-filters-takedown-beethoven.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">machines<\/a>\u00a0and a tax on links.<\/p>\n<p>If\u00a0these\u00a0bills pass, the damage to freedom of speech in the EU (and potentially elsewhere)\u00a0will be immense.\u00a0There are two ways we can help our fellow pirates in the EU:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Please tell any family, friends or co-workers who live in the EU about this bill and urge them to contact their MEP via the tools at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saveyourinternet.eu\/\">saveyourinternet.eu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Senficon\/status\/1032596553381371904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pirate MEP Julia Reda&#8217;s suggestion<\/a> and post a selfie to show you&#8217;re #1of1million who support the\u00a0#SaveYourInternet campaign:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/JuliaRedaPirateMEP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/JuliaRedaPirateMEP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"464\" class=\"wp-image-5656 size-full aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/JuliaRedaPirateMEP.jpg 400w, https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/JuliaRedaPirateMEP-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/crew\/civicrm\/event\/info?reset=1&amp;id=33\">We will table at Freedom Rally this weekend and want your help<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/conference\/\">Our 9\/29 party conference<\/a>\u00a0is coming up\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.piryx.com\/donate\/ZeBuHGQi\/Massachusetts-Pirate-Party\/2018conference\">registration is open<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is crunch time in the fight for free speech and against censorship.\u00a0 In two days, 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