An off-the-clock Microsoft worker prevented malicious code from spreading into widely-used versions of Linux via a compression format called XZ Utils.

The Copyright Directive reshapes the open web, creating a different version of the internet for Europe and for everyone else

The European Parliament has voted in favor of the final text of the Copyright Directive, controversial new legislation that redefines copyright in Europe for the internet age. Articles 11 and 13 — the ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’ — were both approved by European politicians

Sites including Reddit, Twitch, and PornHub are also encouraging users in the EU to contact local politicians

YouTube’s three-strikes copyright system lets anyone report a content violation — known in the community as ‘copystriking’ — but some users are putting that system to use for blackmail.