# Can somebody explain Article 13 to this American? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 26, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-article-13-to-this-american/831575 "2019-03-26T19:33:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-article-13-to-this-american/831575/1 "2019-03-26T19:33:03Z")
What is Article 13, and what is its impact going to be on the Internet? And will it apply to the UK after Brexit? ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-article-13-to-this-american/831575/2 "2019-03-26T20:03:50Z")
It outlawed slavery, both within the United States and it’s territories. As far as I can see, it has no special effect on the Internet. Nor does it have any effect on the UK, which outlawed slavery earlier, and Brexit is not affected either. This seems like a non sequitur. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-article-13-to-this-american/831575/3 "2019-03-26T20:04:46Z")
> [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](#): > > It outlawed slavery, both within the United States and it’s territories. > > As far as I can see, it has no special effect on the Internet. Nor does it have any effect on the UK, which outlawed slavery earlier, and Brexit is not affected either. This seems like a non sequitur. Haha. But I said Article 13, not the 13th Amendment. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-article-13-to-this-american/831575/4 "2019-03-26T20:19:32Z")
Everything you need to know can be found in [this other SDMB thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=866227) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-article-13-to-this-american/831575/5 "2019-03-26T20:27:19Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Everything you need to know can be found in [this other SDMB thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=866227) Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-article-13-to-this-american/831575/6 "2019-03-26T20:28:37Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Everything you need to know can be found in [this other SDMB thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=866227) That thread has nothing about slavery in it! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-article-13-to-this-american/831575/7 "2019-03-26T20:35:42Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > That thread has nothing about slavery in it! Your one-man campaign to bring :smacky: back to the SDMB is still going strong, I see. πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-article-13-to-this-american/831575/8 "2019-03-26T20:45:51Z")
I do what I can πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-article-13-to-this-american/831575/9 "2019-03-26T21:31:45Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Your one-man campaign to bring :smacky: back to the SDMB is still going strong, I see. > πŸ˜ƒ :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-article-13-to-this-american/831575/10 "2019-03-26T22:02:59Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Everything you need to know can be found in [this other SDMB thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=866227) > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Thanks. Since that thread has been active today I’m going to close this one.