N-gated Hacker NewsJan 15
🇫🇷🧑‍⚖️ Oh là là! A French court thinks #VPNs should play whack-a-mole with pirate sites, like a digital version of "The Three Musketeers" but without the swashbuckling fun. 🌐⚔️ Meanwhile, VPNs are left wondering if they signed up for babysitting or just helping people watch cat videos securely. 🐱🔒
https://torrentfreak.com/french-court-orders-popular-vpns-to-block-more-pirate-sites-despite-opposition/ #PirateSites #FrenchCourt #DigitalRights #CatVideos #HackerNews #ngated
French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition * TorrentFreak

A new order from the Paris Judicial Court requires several popular VPNs to block access to live sports streaming sites.

Hacker NewsJan 15

French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition

https://torrentfreak.com/french-court-orders-popular-vpns-to-block-more-pirate-sites-despite-opposition/

#HackerNews #FrenchCourt #VPNs #PirateSites #InternetFreedom #DigitalRights #PrivacyConcerns

French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition * TorrentFreak

A new order from the Paris Judicial Court requires several popular VPNs to block access to live sports streaming sites.

N-gated Hacker NewsJul 15, 2025
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: #Cloudflare has joined the "Internet Hall Monitor" squad, now blocking pirate sites in the #UK. 🚫📚 Because nothing says "freedom" like Error 451 and a message about being "Unavailable for Legal Reasons." 😂 Congratulations, UK netizens, your digital babysitter just got an upgrade! 🤖💔
https://torrentfreak.com/cloudflare-starts-blocking-pirate-sites-for-uk-users-thats-a-pretty-big-deal-250715/ #InternetHallMonitor #pirateSites #censorship #Error451 #HackerNews #ngated
Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites For UK Users - That's a Pretty Big Deal * TorrentFreak

Cloudflare has become the first intermediary to join the UK's pirate site blocking program. It's a shift that may surprise VPN users too.

TorrentFreak RSSApr 2, 2025

Advertising Banned on All Sites Blocked in Russia Starting September

https://torrentfreak.com/advertising-banned-on-all-sites-blocked-in-russia-starting-september-250402/

#SiteBlocking #Roskomnadzor #siteblocking #Anti-Piracy #Advertising #piratesites #instagram #facebook #russia

Advertising Banned on All Sites Blocked in Russia Starting September * TorrentFreak

Placement and display of advertising on any site blocked in Russia will be outlawed when legal amendments come into force in September.

readbeanicecreamApr 12, 2024

Movie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/movie-industry-demands-us-law-requiring-isps-to-block-piracy-websites/

#movie #movies #movieindustry #piracy #tech #technology #mpa #isp #web #internet #uslaw #uspolitics #americanpolitics #americanlaw #siteblocking #pirates #piratesites

Movie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites

Opponents say SOPA-like proposal would block plenty of legitimate websites.

Ars Technica
TorrentFreak RSSFeb 29, 2024

Pirate Sites With Malicious Ads Face Restrictions Under New Initiative

https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-sites-with-malicious-ads-face-restrictions-under-new-initiative-240229/

#Anti-Piracy #Advertising #piratesites #blocklist #malware #TAG

Pirate Sites With Malicious Ads Face Restrictions Under New Initiative

A new initiative will produce a pirate site ad blacklist utilizing data from anti-malware vendors. Pirate sites with risky ads are target #1.

TF Publishing
TorrentFreak RSSAug 6, 2023

Spain’s Pirate Site Blocking Machine: Domains Blocked 2012 – 2023

https://torrentfreak.com/spains-pirate-site-blocking-machine-domains-blocked-in-2023-230805/

#administrativeblocking #SiteBlocking #siteblocking #Anti-Piracy #piratesites #Spain

Spain’s Pirate Site Blocking Machine: Domains Blocked 2012 – 2023

Responsible for Spain's site blocking program, S2CPI has issued orders to block hundreds of domains. One site keeps it disproportionately busy.

TF Publishing
TorrentFreak RSSFeb 23, 2023

Russia Claims Ukraine & Allies Use Pirate Sites to Spread Propaganda