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Italy Fines Cloudflare €14.2M for Pirate Site Failures

1/9/2026

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Italy's regulator AGCOM fined Cloudflare, Inc. €14.2 million for failing to block pirate sites through its 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
The €14.2 million fine equals 1% of Cloudflare's global revenue, following a February 2025 order to disable DNS resolution for infringing domains.
Cloudflare argued filters would degrade service, but AGCOM rejected the claim.
The action, under Italy's Piracy Shield law, drew criticism for overblocking, and Cloudflare plans to appeal.

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Italy's regulator AGCOM fined Cloudflare, Inc. €14.2 million for failing to block pirate sites through its 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
The €14.2 million fine equals 1% of Cloudflare's global revenue, following a February 2025 order to disable DNS resolution for infringing domains.
Cloudflare argued filters would degrade service, but AGCOM rejected the claim.
The action, under Italy's Piracy Shield law, drew criticism for overblocking, and Cloudflare plans to appeal.