This is truly bad for our internet and for the world. Creativity and the spreading of information will be handicapped and tightly regulated because of the EU’s Article 13 rules. The content on the internet, especially on YouTube and social media will now be censored and controlled in a way that was not imagined before. Information, creativity and the profitability surrounding them will be under much greater control by the establishments and the wealthy as opposed to the average citizen. And the cultural impact of virality on the internet will never be what it once was when the internet was free. This will affect everyone that watches YouTube videos, has a YouTube channel, uses social media, and browses the internet. The EU has taken away some of the freedom and opportunity that has so far been available in the free world online. My feelings about the EU have been broken beyond repair and the impact these rules will have on our future and the generations to come is something we must realize. Perhaps one day the trend in taking away our freedoms of expression and creativity will be reversed.