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Cloudflare cracks down on UK piracy – and VPN users are getting caught in the crossfire


VPNs used to be the go-to solution to bypass ISP blocks, but Cloudflare just ramped things up

You may like Cloudflare's block on pirate streaming websites in the UK appears to have come into effect just this month, but the legal case may have started as early as February 2024. As the Lumen Database reveals, a private law firm delivered a court order to Google, listing 14 websites — but Torrentfreak estimates that as many as 200 pirate domains could be affected. Cloudflare has even filed an appeal with the Spanish Constitutional Court earlier this year, attempting to combat IP blocking during La Liga football matches.

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