The UK Exited the EU—and Is Leaving a 'Meme Ban' Behind
The UK Exited the EU—and Is Leaving a 'Meme Ban' Behind
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
February 12, 20206m 37s
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Article 13—a controversial piece of copyright legislation that is now called Article 17 but is more colloquially known as "the meme ban"—is no more, in the UK at least. Last week, the country's minister for universities and science, Chris Skidmore, confirmed that the UK will not implement the EU Copyright Directive after leaving the EU. Wired UK This story originally appeared on WIRED UK. The directive limits how copyrighted content is shared on online platforms.
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