The European Commission is considering an EU-wide system of anti-piracy injunctions – requiring providers to block access to websites and servers containing copyright-infringing content. Such a system risks turning providers of virtual private networks into watchdogs that have to filter traffic, undermining their core privacy-protecting function.

Charlotte Dantin · October 28, 2026

Since early 2025, LaLiga (Spain’s top-tier football league) has been operating an aggressive and largely unchecked IP-address blocking regime in an attempt to tackle sports piracy. In 2024, LaLiga and several Spanish internet service providers, some of whom have direct commercial interests in LaLiga broadcasting, sought a court order authorising the blocking of specific domain names. 

Charlotte Dantin · May 12, 2026