1.0Ranking Digital Rightshttps://rankingdigitalrights.orgSam Cabralhttps://rankingdigitalrights.org/author/sam-cabral/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZZzUxcKfeI"><a href="https://rankingdigitalrights.org/2018/09/21/europe-approves-copyright-reform/">Europe approves copyright reform, Benin levies internet tax, Amazon investigates reported data breach</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://rankingdigitalrights.org/2018/09/21/europe-approves-copyright-reform/embed/#?secret=ZZzUxcKfeI" width="600" height="338" title="“Europe approves copyright reform, Benin levies internet tax, Amazon investigates reported data breach” — Ranking Digital Rights" data-secret="ZZzUxcKfeI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://rankingdigitalrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/copyright-free-98566_1280.png12801280The European Parliament last week voted in favor of controversial copyright reform measures that tech experts and rights groups warn could threaten internet freedom. The directive, aimed at updating the EU’s copyright laws, includes provisions requiring online platforms to filter copyrighted material and to buy licenses from publishers for linking to their content