Topic: agcom authority

  • Cloudflare Fights Italian Piracy Shield Fine and Law

    Cloudflare Fights Italian Piracy Shield Fine and Law

    Cloudflare is appealing a 14.2 million euro fine from Italy, arguing it was improperly calculated based on global revenue instead of its Italian revenue. The company opposes Italy's Piracy Shield law, stating it forces harmful technical censorship that could degrade internet performance and user ...

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  • Cloudflare Refuses Italy's Piracy Shield, Keeps DNS Unblocked

    Cloudflare Refuses Italy's Piracy Shield, Keeps DNS Unblocked

    Italy has fined Cloudflare €14.2 million for refusing to block alleged pirate websites via its DNS service, a penalty the company will legally contest and which may lead it to withdraw servers from the country. The fine is based on Italy's 2024 Piracy Shield law, which mandates rapid blocking of ...

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