The Latest Threat to Independent Online Creators Is the Filter Mandate Bill

Copyright filters are having a bit of a moment in Washington D.C. The Copyright Office is moving ahead with a process to determine what, if anything, constitutes a standard technical measure (STM) that platforms would have to accommodate. And, if that proves too onerous, Congress has Big Content’s back with the Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies Copyright Act.

This filter mandate bill would task the Copyright Office with designating technical measures (DTMs instead of STMs) that internet services must …

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