What is Article 13?

The European Parliament has voted in favor of a controversial new copyright directive that could force tech giants to do much more to stop the spread of copyrighted material on their platforms. The European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, to give it its full name, is designed to update existing copyright laws for the internet age.

What could Article 13 do?

Article 13 could mean the end of YouTube. What will happen is all channels and videos based on gaming, memes and other content which is not based around companies or brands in the Europian Union will be deleted.

What are the chances of Article 13 happening?

Well, no one knows if it'll happen or not happen at the moment since it's been announced quite recently. But, most people think the chances of it happening are very low. YouTube is trying there best to prevent Article 13 from happening.

Should we be worried about Article 13?

It depends on what you use YouTube for. If you're a serious content creator and it's your job, you should be a little bit worried. If you enjoy YouTube and use it as your only entertainment source then it could affect you. Overall it depends on if you enjoy YouTube or not.

We thank you for reading through, we'll appreciate it if you sign the petition as this could stop YouTube from ending. We're trying our best to keep YouTube as the platform we love.