French broadcaster Canal+ asked a Paris court to fine Cloudflare €50,000 a day for every pirate sports site still reachable, because Cloudflare blocked them through its CDN but not through its public 1.1.1.1 DNS. On 17 Sep 2026, a panel of three judges said no: Cloudflare had taken reasonable steps. Canal+ can still appeal, and Quad9 faces a similar case brought by beIN Sports.
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Sources:
TorrentFreak, 8 Oct 2026: torrentfreak.com/cloudflare-keeps-1-1-1-1-out-of-piracy-blocking-escapes-penalties-in-france/
L’Informé, 23 Sep 2026: www.linforme.com/tech-telecom/article/piratage-sportif-cuisant-echec-de-canal-face-a-cloudflare_9405.html
Court ruling (F1 case, 17 Sep 2026, PDF): torrentfreak.com/images/tribunal-judiciaire_n%C2%B02608243_17_09_2026.pdf
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