He’s not standing for the so-called ‘meme ban’ (Picture: Hannah McKay/PA Archive/PA Images)

PewDiePie is the latest in the string of YouTubers ramping up the fight against Article 13, the EU’s new bill which is set to crack down on copyright law.

It’s been dubbed the ‘meme ban’ and that is something he simply won’t stand for.

The Swedish gamer – real name Felix Kjellberg – tweeted a link to a petition aiming to ‘save the internet’ by campaigning for the ‘preservation of the free internet and freedom of information.’

He captioned the tweet: ‘200,000 signatures as of yesterday, very epic! KEEP SIGNING THIS PETITION!’


https://t.co/vXLJIk6uPc 200 000 signatures as of yesterday, very epic! KEEP ?SIGNING? THIS? PETITION! ?‍♀️ — ƿ૯ωძɿ૯ƿɿ૯ (@pewdiepie) January 12, 2019

Just yesterday, the 29-year-old retweeted a message from the YouTube Creators Twitter, which explained: ‘UPDATE: Lawmakers in the European Union are meeting again on January 21 to try to finalize the text of Article 13.



‘Thank you to everyone who made their voices heard in 2018. Keep up the energy the next 11 days! # SaveYourInternet’.

And he’s not the only YouTuber protesting the EU’s move.

Back in November, British vlogger KSI tweeted the same petition, writing: ‘I very rarely get political, but this is extremely important. Old heads back at it with the ignorance. Please sign this petition.’

Singer-songwriter dodie and comedian Humza Productions have also backed YouTube’s campaign to combat Article 13 in the past.

I very rarely get political, but this is extremely important. Old heads back at it with the ignorance. Please sign this petition#SavetheInternet https://t.co/FoFvWVOpRA — KSI (@KSIOlajidebt) November 20, 2018

According to YouTube it ‘could put hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk, including those of European creators, businesses, artists and the people that they employ.’

The site’s campaign page features quotes from creators including musicians dodie, Sarah Close and Sara’h Officiel, as well as comedian Humza Productions,

Ukulele-wielding musician dodie wrote: ‘It would put a giant filter on the internet and creating content, and I don’t like that because… that’s what I do.’

‘Please, let’s find a compromise,’ asked Humza, creator of series Diary of a Badman. ‘Just help us creators be creative.’

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