By Aaron Kesel

European MEPs meet inside the European Parliament today to vote on a law that will forever change the World Wide Web … and that vote was bribed for access to an oil pipeline, Tech Dirt reported.

If the numerous blatant mafioso tricks by EPP Group and other political parties involved in the copyright directive or ACTA 2, such as attempting to change the voting date, intimidating politicians by threatening them, and changing the article numbers wasn’t enough, a report by a German publication has revealed that the real reason Germany caved to France in February is because the country was bribed in negotiations to get approval for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia.

To refresh your memory, Germany’s delegation originally pushed back on the more extreme versions of Article 13, fighting for small companies by demanding that the final version of the text was clearer for a mom and pop shop business.

However, Germany then randomly caved in to France’s demands and we were left with a shit deal leaving many questioning a “coincidence” in timing; because right after this, France also withdrew its objections to the Russian pipeline which is very controversial in the EU.

FAZ writes that there were rumors about Germany and France trading these two proposals, with Germany essentially selling out the World Wide Web in exchange for easier access to Russian gas. The publication now confirmed the rumor, stating they have seen documents.

Further, according to FAZ, the French delegation suggested the idea of France backing away from its opposition to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in exchange for Germany forgetting its concerns on Article 13.  Then the deal was sealed and France backed away from the pipeline and Germany sold out our Internet.

What’s of particular note is that the U.S. is threatening sanctions against Germany for the Nord Stream pipeline deal. So this leak may affect U.S. relations with France and likely Germany.

Proud to see over 250.000 people around #Europe protested against #ACTA2 today. The linktax, uploadfilter and the rest of the proposed garbage must be stopped. A clear message, now it is up to the #MEPs to show if they are with or against the people.#StopACTA2 #SaveYourInternet pic.twitter.com/YMRDwtAOmx

— Anonymous