Forget smear campaigns. Politicians now use copyright law to scrub the truth
“Politics ain’t beanbag,” but the weapon of choice in the latest story of political foul play isn’t a smear campaign or an October surprise — it’s copyright law.
TL;DR
- Copyright law is being used as a tool for political censorship.
- News articles critical of Florida candidate Michael Carbonara disappeared from Google Search.
- Bogus copyright takedown requests from shadowy U.K. companies were responsible.
- The DMCA's notice-and-takedown system is criticized for being easily weaponized.
- This method allows powerful figures to silence accountability reporting at low cost.