Cloudflare defies Italy's Piracy Shield, won't block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS
4 months ago
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- Italy fined Cloudflare €14.2 million for refusing to block pirate sites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
- The fine was issued under Italy's Piracy Shield law, which allows fines up to 2% of annual turnover.
- Cloudflare argues blocking requests would increase latency and affect legitimate sites, but AGCOM rejected this claim.
- A 2025 report found Piracy Shield inadvertently blocked hundreds of legitimate websites while illegal streamers evaded enforcement.
- Cloudflare CEO announced plans to legally challenge the fine and may remove servers from Italy.