Yes, obviously more so than in the US and I see it brought up on US sites all the time as well. But it's an internet thing. Even there, most people who are happy to only consume pre-packaged media...
Yes, obviously more so than in the US and I see it brought up on US sites all the time as well. But it's an internet thing. Even there, most people who are happy to only consume pre-packaged media with as little involvement as possible are not affected. If you know what a "meme" is, (i.e., you're under 35), you probably read about article 11 and 13, but otherwise, you probably don't even understand what you'd loose (I'm aware this is not about memes, but it is about freely sharing small bits of copyrighted content where it helps making your point).
Problem is: Define "generally aware". The big, political topics in the EU are immigration and... no, it's immigration, that's it. That's everything. I've seen a push towards a ban of "anonymous hate speech" in my country (read: total surveillance of all online discourse), sold as "digitales Vermummungsverbot". "Vermummungsverbot" is the ban on face covering, which is an anti-Burka law pushed by the right, by anything but name. The right/conservative parties are usually happier to ban shit in the name of "law and order" and they're back in power, now.
In the grander scheme of things, it's just one political issue of many, though. I've seen protests, but they're not filling the streets.
It's hard to say, from my own perspective the only people both informed and concerned on the matter are the more tech-savy ones, there seems to be lack of a more united political opposition to...
It's hard to say, from my own perspective the only people both informed and concerned on the matter are the more tech-savy ones, there seems to be lack of a more united political opposition to this, it's mostly online activism small independent group efforts per country as far as I can tell. I do not see it getting a lot of coverage or shares online or otherwise.
Official reddit thread
To Europeans: Are people generally aware of this as a problem in your country?
Yes, obviously more so than in the US and I see it brought up on US sites all the time as well. But it's an internet thing. Even there, most people who are happy to only consume pre-packaged media with as little involvement as possible are not affected. If you know what a "meme" is, (i.e., you're under 35), you probably read about article 11 and 13, but otherwise, you probably don't even understand what you'd loose (I'm aware this is not about memes, but it is about freely sharing small bits of copyrighted content where it helps making your point).
Problem is: Define "generally aware". The big, political topics in the EU are immigration and... no, it's immigration, that's it. That's everything. I've seen a push towards a ban of "anonymous hate speech" in my country (read: total surveillance of all online discourse), sold as "digitales Vermummungsverbot". "Vermummungsverbot" is the ban on face covering, which is an anti-Burka law pushed by the right, by anything but name. The right/conservative parties are usually happier to ban shit in the name of "law and order" and they're back in power, now.
In the grander scheme of things, it's just one political issue of many, though. I've seen protests, but they're not filling the streets.
It's hard to say, from my own perspective the only people both informed and concerned on the matter are the more tech-savy ones, there seems to be lack of a more united political opposition to this, it's mostly online activism small independent group efforts per country as far as I can tell. I do not see it getting a lot of coverage or shares online or otherwise.