EU Lawmakers Approve Controversial Internet Copyright Law

European parliamentarians have passed a controversial overhaul of copyright law that could force tech giants to install filters that prevent copyright-protected content from being uploaded. Lawmakers in Strasbourg, France, voted in favor of the European Union's revamped directive, which is aimed at bringing the bloc's rules on copyright into the 21st century.

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