On the site it is written: "If proclaimed will restrict the freedom of the Internet"

Wikipedia Italy freezes against the EU directive on copyright

WIKIPEDIA Italy freezes to protest the Copyright Directive on 5 July by the European Parliament in plenary session. "If it is promulgated, it will significantly limit the freedom of the Internet – reads the Italian site – Instead of updating the copyright laws in Europe to promote the participation of all in the information society, it threatens the freedom of access to the network by imposing new barriers, filters and restrictions If the proposal is approved, it may be impossible to share a newspaper article on the networks or just find it on a search engine, Wikipedia might close.Just yesterday, the popular online encyclopedia was activated with a banner to defend the freedom of expression on the Web.