Do you have a question about the "link tax"? What kind of controls will new copyright proposals actually place on content creation? Why do we talk about censorship machines? What is the upload filter? We're inviting you to ask us anything!

On Wednesday, November 30 at 8:00 am PST/5:00 pm CET, OpenMedia's communications specialist Meghan Sali and I will be joining our expert digital rights partners for a Reddit AMA, answering questions about the impending threat of the link tax and increased censorship in the EU. If you're not familiar, AMA means "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit. It’s a popular place for open live Q&As.  Check out reddit.com/r/iama where it will be hosted.

Today, the European Commission formally submitted its new Copyright Directive to the European Parliament for consideration. Despite opposition from a 100,000-strong network of civil society groups and Internet users, the directive includes plans for a new "Link Tax" -- granting sweeping new powers to publishing giants to charge fees when snippets of text are used in hyperlinks.

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Earlier this year, 37,500 Internet users took action with Save the Link to say no to the link tax, but the European Commission seems determined to ignore your voices and sweep them under the rug.