Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-168424-20181227043749/@comment-168424-20181227225047

Article 13 is part of a big omnibus set of EU regulations that forces web sites to setup filtering mechanisms for copyrighted content and puts the burden of policing on the carriers and not the content/media providers. It's basically a giant "SUE ME" sign for web tech companies.

Most small web sites who might run afoul of this regulation may ban EU users and EU content, because the costs of complying with the regulation could prevent them from making enough money to survive. The big companies will have to both beef up their filtering mechanisms and their legal depts.