March 26 will now be marked as a day when Internet Freedom was put in danger. Article 13 was accepted and it is a big chance that it will transform the internet from a platform open for creators and innovation, to a platform that always controls its users. The idea behind Article 13 is to make platforms such as Twitch, Youtube, Facebook and others monitor their users and filter the content they upload in order to prevent copyright infringement.

How will Article 13 affect content creators on Twitch and similar platforms

According to Article 13, not the user itself but the platform will be responsible for paying to the publishers whose content is being used. This means that websites will also pay fines if their users make copyright infringements.

Twitch and Youtube will not let it happen, before the article was accepted they released a letter against the Article 13, stating that if this law passes they will be in need to limit their sites access for European users. It doesn’t mean that the whole Twitch or Youtube platform will be banned, but certain pages might be, nobody knows how these platforms will handle the problem for real, since the article has actually been accepted just a few days ago, but it raises a huge threat to content creators.

Under the Article 13 law, Twitch streamers won’t be able to upload streams with games, movies, images that are copyrighted, which basically all Twitch users do. So don’t be surprised if your favorite Twitch streamers that are based in the EU disappear.

How can we bypass this Article 13?

Virtual Private Network should do the trick. Since the law was passed only in European Union, if the user is from the EU but connects to, for example, US servers with a VPN, he cannot be touched and the platform like Twitch cannot be punished. VPN can be a life saver for many content creators on Twitch or Youtube, or any other platform. And not just content creators but all users who are there just to watch.

What VPNs are good at bypassing Article 13 (tested on Twitch platform)

The main features a VPN should have in order to be good at bypassing Article 13 is basically it should have servers outside the EU, not collect logs and have a strong encryption. Also such features as speed, geo-blocking, kill-switch are ones to look for in a VPN. These are the three VPNs that worked best for me on Twitch platform. They were the fastest, most secure and user-friendly ones for me. Also I used coupon codes that I found online to get the cheaper plans for these VPNs (sadly I didn’t find any for ExpressVPN). The prices written are the ones I paid with a coupon code.

Surfshark (1.99$ a month) — Surfshark has more than 800 servers worldwide, doesn’t collect logs, uses secure encryption, has a kill-switch and actually has pretty neat speeds. One more feature that I really enjoy is that they support an unlimited number of devices for one account. Coupon code for Surfshark “ STREAMTWITCH ” or just follow this link here .

— Surfshark has more than 800 servers worldwide, doesn’t collect logs, uses secure encryption, has a kill-switch and actually has pretty neat speeds. One more feature that I really enjoy is that they support an unlimited number of devices for one account. Coupon code for Surfshark “ ” or just follow this NordVPN (2.99$ a month) — this VPN has more than 5 thousand servers worldwide, doesn’t collect logs and has a strong encryption that will secure you online. NordVPN is one of the most popular and trusted VPNs out there, that has been in VPN market since the beginning and is sure to be trusted. You can get NordVPN cheaper with a coupon code “ VPN4TWITCH ” or through this link here .

— this VPN has more than 5 thousand servers worldwide, doesn’t collect logs and has a strong encryption that will secure you online. NordVPN is one of the most popular and trusted VPNs out there, that has been in VPN market since the beginning and is sure to be trusted. You can get NordVPN cheaper with a coupon code “ ” or through this ExpressVPN (8.32$ a month) — ExpressVPN also collects no logs, has many servers worldwide and has been trusted by many users. Although it is an expensive option, but it is high-quality and a fast VPN.

Article 13 will not only do a huge harm for content creators on Twitch, Youtube, Facebook or many other platforms by putting the content they produce in certain frames, but also all the people who are on those platforms to observe these artists. VPN is one way to bypass this law and in a way to stand against it and raise your voice and say that the internet cannot be limited.