Cloudflare Challenges Legality of Italy’s “Piracy Shield”, Appeals €14 Million Fine

Italy’s "Piracy Shield" was designed to stop pirated live sports streams in 30 minutes, but Cloudflare says the "black box" system also puts the open Internet at risk. The American company was fined €14 million by Italian regulator AGCOM in january, for refusing to filter through its 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver. This week, Cloudflare announced that it formally appealed the fine while it continues to challenge the legality of the Piracy Shield system.