If this is their intention, then the measure might be totally counterproductive. Regulations very often hit small businesses harder than big ones, because big b

If this is their intention, then the measure might be totally counterproductive. Regulations very often hit small businesses harder than big ones, because big businesses have capacities to deal with them. In this example, Youtube or Facebook will have more resources to (automatically) detect copyright content than a small content-oriented startup. This only increases "barriers to entry" for new companies and strengthens the position of incumbents. According to the article, politicians initially addressed the problem: > TBC Platforms run by startups (small and micro-sized businesses) are exempted from the law. but this at risk of being dropped: > This was one of the European Parliament’s main improvements to the text. Unfortunately, it is now in danger of being dropped in negotiations.