New Cloudflare Pirate Site Blocking May Involve Domains
7 days ago
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- Cloudflare has started blocking pirate streaming sites in the UK, displaying Error 451 for legal reasons.
- Initial estimates suggested 200 sites were blocked, but new data indicates over 1,000 domains may be affected.
- Cloudflare's transparency on blocking is limited, with no live list of blocked domains available.
- Recent blocking orders involve major ISPs and target domains linked to sites like 123movies and fmovies.
- Dynamic injunctions allow new domains to be added to blocking lists without public disclosure.
- Over 60 domains with 'bflix', 150 with 'Putlocker', and 700+ with '123movie' have been blocked in the UK.
- A new batch of over 100 domains was blocked in August, adding to the existing list.
- Users can bypass Cloudflare's blocking by changing a single browser setting.
- Lack of transparency and overblocking risks are significant concerns in the current blocking system.