Cloudflare is appealing a fine from Italy's Piracy Shield system, arguing the automated site-blocking mechanism lacks judicial oversight and causes widespread overblocking. Researchers found hundreds of legitimate sites affected, and Cloudflare threatens to leave Italy if it loses.
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Cloudflare appeals Piracy Shield fine, hopes to kill Italy's site-blocking law
Cloudflare challenges Italy's automated Piracy Shield site-blocking law in court, citing hundreds of legitimate sites caught in overblocking and demanding judicial oversight.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Ars TechnicaBY sys://pipeline
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