User blog comment:TOR/Join us in protecting the freedom of user-generated content/@comment-4714517-20180914072859/@comment-24383490-20180920172345

It is because most major European media corporations and journalist organisations openly support this legislation, and as such show that they are actively against freedom of speech for anybody except themselves.

See here for further information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_Digital_Single_Market

I was already informing all of the Swedish political parties and Members of European Parliament about the full consequences of this directive several months ago, and all of them but one voted against article 11 and 13 being passed.

Unfortunately other countries have more MEPs and voted for the legislation, presumably largely without understanding the full consequences of their actions.