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Spanish Court Orders ProtonVPN and NordVPN to Block Pirate Football Streams (torrentfreak.com)
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In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a Spanish court has labeled VPN services as "technological intermediaries," ordering them to actively block IP addresses that host illegal LaLiga matches. The "dynamic" injunction compels NordVPN and ProtonVPN to intervene, similar to local ISPs. But with both companies operating outside EU jurisdiction with privacy-centric business models, it remains unclear if and how the order will actually be enforced.

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[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 51 points 1 week ago

Watching other people play sports is usually boring as hell to me, but I still hope the VPNs tell Spain to fuck off.

Also, it's pretty telling how they get right on top of this super fast, but the literal Nazi propaganda and AI CSAM generation site X was met with, well let's call it a lackadaisical response.

[-] baahb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

I mean... Are they right on top of this? The internet has only been around for... 40 years now?

Piracy has been a significant part of it for at least the last 30.

I dont want to sound like I'm justifying the lack of responses, but govt moves at the speed of govt, and it really doesn't feel like anyone is really on piracy.

[-] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 4 points 1 week ago

I think the point is: They seem to be taking one seriously and the other not.

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

Pretty much!

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, they're trying to force VPNs to block shit: What are they doing about X? Fuck all.

Doesn't mean they're good at what they're trying to do, but you can see where their priorities are based on their efforts.

[-] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Privacy will always be around, the tech and medium always changes but piracy will always remain no matter the product.

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