US EditionCloudflare Threatens Italy Exit After $16.3M Fine For Refusing Piracy Blocks
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Cloudflare Says ‘Non C'è Modo’ (No Way) In Defiance of Italy Piracy Shield Law
Italian authorities have fined Internet security company Cloudflare $16.3 as a result of the content delivery network specialist's refusal to block access to pirate sites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS service. The post Cloudflare Says ‘Non C’è Modo’ (No Way) In Defiance of Italy Piracy Shield Law appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Cloudflare CEO Warns of Withdrawing Servers from Italy Following €14M Fine – EUROP INFO
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince has issued a stark warning to Italian regulators, threatening to withdraw the company’s servers from Italy following a hefty €14 million fine imposed by AGCOM, the country’s communications authority. The penalty stems from Cloudflare’s alleged failure to comply with new regulations aimed at curbing online misinformation and harmful content. This developing dispute highlights the growing tensions between global tech …
In a publication on X on January 9, 2026, Cloudflare's CEO threatened to abolish the services that his company had to provide for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The reason? A fine that the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority, the host country, imposed on the American giant for violating anti-piracy regulations.
Cloudflare Threatens Italy Exit After $16.3M Fine For Refusing Piracy Blocks
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince has threatened to withdraw free cybersecurity services from Italy's Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics and potentially exit the country after Italy's telecommunications regulator fined the company approximately 14 million euros for failing to comply with anti-piracy blocking orders. The penalty equals 1% of Cloudflare's global annual revenue but exceeds twice what the company earned from Italy in 2024. Prince called It…
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