Italy: 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 illegal live streaming of sports content (Resolution No. 333/25/CONS). The Authority found that Cloudflare, as a provider of information society services, including publicly available domain name system and virtual private network services, did not adopt the required technological and organisational measures within the deadline set by Article 2, paragraph 5, of Law No. 93 of 14 July 2023 on Anti-piracy Law and failed to inform the Authority of compliance as required under Article 9 of Regulation 2022/2065 of the European Union on Digital Services Act. The order noted that the sanction, set at 1 per cent of Cloudflare’s global turnover, reflects the seriousness, duration, and reiteration of the infringement and the role of Cloudflare’s global infrastructure in enabling the circumvention of blocking measures. The company is required to pay the fine within 30 days and may appeal before the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio within 60 days.