Ingvar ☑️ @shadowstreik@octodon.social

happy solstice, tootsters! ☀️
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Is anyone working on something more like Diaspora* with ActivityPub?

.@Blender's videos on #YouTube have now come back, but they are also being told by Google/YT that they HAVE to monetise them. #Blender are considering refusing, which presumably would mean the videos being taken down again:

https://www.blender.org/media-exposure/youtube-blocks-blender-videos-worldwide/

Whatever they once stood for, #Google's aim now is exploiting their users' content for maximum profit.

If you don't want your videos to be exploited, it is important to switch to an independent alternative:

https://joinpeertube.org/en/

#DeleteYouTube

European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs voted to move forward with Article 11 and Article 13. The legislation will now have to undergo a plenary vote by the full Parliament.
https://gizmodo.com/the-end-of-all-thats-good-and-pure-about-the-internet-1826963763

Let's take a breather from the Article13 mess, and focus on some good news:

#PeerTube has just passed the 50% mark on its crowdfunding with 15 days to go 🎉

Lots of people are unhappy with #Google's #YouTube, it is treating its users like it owns them 🤑 👎

The video world really needs the kind of ethical alternative that PeerTube offers 😎 👍

Help the video world declare indepdendence by contributing and/or sharing the crowdfunding:

https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/en/projects/peertube-a-free-and-federated-video-platform

#DeleteYouTube #DeleteGoogle

So folks, the #article13 and #linktax proposals will be going soon to the EU parlaiment, and if they pass they will become a serious problem for the #Fediverse:
* To automatically filter copyrighted materials, even badly, you need a way to reference those materials. Even our largest instances probably can't afford access!
* Our instances will not be able to afford licenses to link to news sites under the new #LinkTax rules.
Go make some noise at: https://saveyourinternet.eu/
(@gargron)

So, the EU committee just voted in favour of #Article11 and #Article13 by 15 votes to 10 votes 😟

BUT... there is still a chance to turn this around! MEP Julia Reda explains how here:

https://twitter.com/Senficon/status/1009400822898315264

#SaveYourInternet