Italy: Authority for Communications investigation into Cloudflare over alleged failure to comply with Resolution No. 49/25/CONS on technical and operational requirements of Piracy Shield (No. 333/25/CONS)
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Administrative court dismissed Cloudflare's appeal and confirmed EUR 14.25 million fine under Piracy Shield
On 24 June 2026, the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) of Lazio dismissed in full the actions brought by Cloudflare against the fine and the underlying blocking order (Judgment No. 13201/2026). The court rejected Cloudflare's argument that jurisdi…
Cloudflare filed appeal against EUR 14.25 million fine for failing to comply with a blocking order issued under Piracy Shield
On 8 March 2026, Cloudflare appealed the EUR 14.25 million fine imposed by the Authority for Communications, arguing that the penalty is disproportionate and unlawfully calculated on global rather than Italian revenue. The company contends that the …
Authority for Communications fined Cloudflare EUR 14.25 million for failing to comply with a blocking order issued under Piracy Shield
On 29 December 2025, the Authority for Communications fined Cloudflare EUR 14.25 million for failing to comply with an order to disable Domain Name System and network traffic routing to domain names and Internet Protocol addresses used for the illeg…