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I'm currently creating an online platform with user generated content. I'm based in Belgium, but if this bill passes, it leaves me no choice but to take my com
by koonsolo 8y ago
I'm currently creating an online platform with user generated content.
I'm based in Belgium, but if this bill passes, it leaves me no choice but to take my company abroad. Funny how the EU tries to compete with US startups and multinationals, with various incentives, and then tries to get this crap enforced on all of these same companies within the EU.
Bunch of idiots.
Although I live within the EU, I hope various companies will block access to their services.
- duado 8y agoThe EU doesn’t really need to compete since they can get as much revenue as they want with regulatory fines. They don’t care if you go abroad since if you get big they will find a way to get their money.
- walterstucco 8y agoYou are already responsible for the content users post on your website. One way to get rid of competition is to upload a shitload of copyrighted material and then sue you for each piece separately It's easier to shutdown than to fight back Article 13 is protecting you in the same way your parents protected you teaching you to look around before crossing the street Proactive is always better than reactive. Besides, if your problem is "too much content to be actively moderated", you already had more success than most. Get there before complaining. It's not as easy as it looks. I know many companies that are making hundreds of thousands of euros and they have just 2 or 3 people working on content moderation (because, as I've said before, you are already responsible for the content posted on your platform)