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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2025-12-29
in force

On 29 December 2025, the Authority for Communications fined Cloudflare EUR 14.25 million for failin…

2026-03-08
under appeal

On 8 March 2026, Cloudflare appealed the EUR 14.25 million fine imposed by the Authority for Commun…

2026-06-24
under investigation

On 24 June 2026, the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) of Lazio dismissed in full the actions bro…