Football Piracy Blockade Could Kill People, Internet Boss Warns

Blockade of illegal La Liga match streaming ‘is putting lives at risk’

Anti-piracy measures designed to block illegal live streams of football matches put people’s lives at risk, the head of internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare has said.

Football piracy blockade could kill people, internet boss warns

‘I pray no one dies,’ says Cloudflare chief executive

Cloudflare CEO: Football Piracy Blocks Will Claim Lives

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince warned that LaLiga's ISP blocking campaign -- intended to stop football piracy -- has caused widespread collateral damage by blocking millions of unrelated websites, including emergency services, in Spain. He called the strategy "bonkers" and expressed fear that lives could be lost due to the overblocking. TorrentFreak reports: Posting to X last week, Prince asked if anyone wanted any general feedback, declaring tha…