As the EU Copyright Directive was approved, Germany admitted it requires copyright filters, putting it on a collision course with the EU-Canada trade deal

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But since the platforms get the benefit of the being the only ones with the ability to put filters in place this serves their interests by helping block competition, so what you’re really asking is what would happen if the platforms decided to lose some revenue to get rid of something that served their interests and the answer is they wouldn’t.

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