VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
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VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
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Re: VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
#2Thanks, I was looking for a list of pirated sports broadcasts.
Re: VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
#3I believe that's similar to what was done in Spain (for quite some time).
https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/02/19/cloudflare-takes-...
(Article from 2025, but last year it was already happening here)
Re: VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
#4When these VPN providers comply with these court orders, do they only implement blocking at the DNS level? Couldn't you still use these VPNs, but use a DNS provider that isn't censored?
Re: VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
#5When these VPN providers comply with these court orders, do they only implement blocking at the DNS level? Couldn't you still use these VPNs, but use a DNS provider that isn't censored?
I assume it will be implemented on DNS level and yeah it is possible to use a different DNS.
Re: VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
#6I believe that's similar to what was done in Spain (for quite some time). https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/02/19/cloudflare-takes-... (Article from 2025, but last year it was already happening here)
La Liga has such pull in Spain, they literally cripple the internet when games are going on so people can't pirate. This is because the VPN companies refused to comply.
Re: VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
#7People tend to assume workarounds will be found. They will -- no doubt.
But in time, it will be as easy as installing Linux on a PS5.
I just hope unverified operating systems won't be blocked on similar grounds.
Re: VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
#8When these VPN providers comply with these court orders, do they only implement blocking at the DNS level? Couldn't you still use these VPNs, but use a DNS provider that isn't censored?
Most likely they will be forced to implement IP level firewall rules. IE: Traffic from French users is not allowed to go to . This is one of the things the local ISPs already have to do.
Re: VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
#9Really great that European courts have created all the legal tools for authoritarian control of the internet in the future, to prevent the scourge of watching sports streaming without paying.
Before this, it was much easier for ISPs / DNS providers / VPN providers to push back against governments wanting to censor the internet because the companies wouldn't have the tools installed to do this kind of blocking. The companies can then argue it is a burden to be forced to implement the tools. That is no longer the case in Europe, and the use of these tools is likely to expand outside the sports domain.
Re: VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
#10People tend to assume workarounds will be found. They will -- no doubt. But in time, it will be as easy as installing Linux on a PS5. I just hope unverified operating systems won't be blocked on similar grounds.
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