French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition

A new order from the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris requires several popular VPNs to block access to live sports streaming sites. The order, directed at CyberGhost, ExpressVPN, NordVPN, ProtonVPN, and Surfshark, confirms that VPNs are now classified as "technical intermediaries" under the French Sports Code. In addition, the "no-log defense" is not seen as a blocking hurdle by the court.

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Italy Fines Cloudflare €14 Million for Refusing to Block Pirate Sites on Public 1.1.1.1 DNS (Update)

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Piracy

French Court Orders Google DNS to Block Pirate Sites, Dismisses ‘Cloudflare-First’ Defense

The Paris Judicial Court has ordered Google to block nineteen additional pirate site domains through its public DNS resolver. The blockade was requested by Canal+…

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Anti-Piracy

GitHub Restores Repo of GTA Mod ‘Multi Theft Auto’ After Take-Two Fails to Sue

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French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition

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