Italy Fines Cloudflare 14 Million Euros For DNS Piracy Blocking Refusal

Italy Fines Cloudflare 14 Million Euros For DNS Piracy Blocking Refusal

First seen 10 Jan 2026, 00:47 UTC •ArstechnicaRss.Slashdot •31.3

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Italy's communications regulator AGCOM fined Cloudflare 14.2 million euros for not blocking pirate sites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS service. Cloudflare argued that implementing such filters would degrade overall performance, while AGCOM stated that the company is not a neutral intermediary. This decision marks a significant regulatory action against a major internet infrastructure provider.

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