Some of the main breakthroughs in the agreement are on the topics of: 

• Internet platforms face incentives to pay for artists and journalists’ work used
• Some uploaded material, such as memes or GIFs, can be shared freely
• Hyperlinks to news articles, accompanied by “individual words or very short extracts” can be shared freely
• Journalists must get a share of any copyright-related revenue obtained by their publishing house
• Start-up platforms subject to lighter obligations
• The directive will not impose filters

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