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fromTheregister
17 hours ago

Cloudflare CEO threatens to pull out of Italy

The core of this matter is Italy's "Piracy Shield," a law administered by Italy's telecoms regulator, the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM). Copyright holders can file a blocking request to AGCOM. If the regulator approves the requests, it uses an automated system to inform ISPs and other players that they must block access to certain IP addresses and not provide DNS services to domains suspected of facilitating piracy.
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fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Cloudflare defies Italy's Piracy Shield, won't block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS

Italy's Piracy Shield risks overblocking legitimate services, lacks clear verification and redress, and may create conflicts of interest and undue ISP liability.
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