r/saveourmemes

531 archived posts · Jun 2018 – Jun 2022

Let's save our memes from the upload-filters

r/saveourmemes

Archived posts from r/saveourmemes, Jun 2018 to Jun 2022.

Created Jun 20, 2018 · restricted

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b_shanahan2k03:

I feel like we can't street protest chanting "SAVE OUR MEMES!"

We need to start chanting something, so let's start.

MEPs are about to cast their crucial votes on rules that could undermine the foundations of the web: the ability to link across the Internet, and the freedom to create online.

We must give them the strongest possible mandate to fight for your rights.

The proposed law includes powers for media giants to charge licensing fees for posting links, through a new type of copyright, aka the link tax. It would also demand websites install bots to monitor your posts, and censor them, if copyrighted content is detected. We know these rules impact how many of us work on a day to day basis: from journalists looking up sources, to professional reviewers discussing the latest films.

Are you likely to be impacted by censorship machines and the link tax? We need to demonstrate the diversity of people who rely on links, and on creatively using content.

It's time to organize new protests. The 26th of August has been determined as the day of action by MEP Julia Reda. These are the planned protests (with links to their thread).

~~13/7 - Warszawa, Poland~~

25/8 - Mainz, Germany

26/8 - den Haag, the Netherlands

26/8 - Warszawa, Poland

26/8 - Stockholm, Sweden

26/8 - Lund, Sweden

26/8 - Hamburg, Germany

26/8 - Berlin, Germany

26/8 - Stuttgart, Germany

26/8 - Munich, Germany

26/8 - Prague, Czech Republic

26/8 - Paris, France