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DNS resolver Quad9 is considering exiting France due to legal pressure from beIN Sports seeking daily penalties for non-compliance with piracy blocking measures.

CensorshipLegal IssuesTechnologyOct 5, 2026score 0.502 posts · 1 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses DNS resolver Quad9 considering exiting France due to pressure from beIN Sports, which seeks significant daily penalties for non-compliance with piracy blocking measures. Quad9 argues it cannot reliably limit blocks to French users. The issue involves legal and technical challenges in content blocking and censorship.

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DNS resolver Quad9 is considering exiting France due to legal pressure from beIN Sports seeking daily penalties for non-compliance with piracy blocking measures.
Parent: Internet GovernanceEntity: DNS Resolver Quad9Impact: negativeDate: Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 9, 2026Target: DNS resolver Quad9's decision to exit France

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DNS Resolver Quad9 Rejects French Piracy Blocks, Weighs Exit as beIN Seeks Up to €580K a Day https://torrentfreak.com/dns-resolver-quad9-rejects-french-piracy-blocks-weighs-exit-as-bein-seeks-up-to-e580k-a-day/ DNS resolver Quad9 is considering pulling out of France after broadcaster beIN Sports asked a Paris court to impose non-compliance penalties that could go up to €580,000 per day. The Swiss non-profit is not blocking the pirate tennis streams covered by a May site-blocking order, arguing that it can’t reliably limit the blocks to French users. A dec
4 boosts · 6 favs · 0 replies · Oct 5, 2026
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DNS Resolver Quad9 Rejects French Piracy Blocks, Weighs Exit as beIN Seeks Up to €580K a Day 🔗 Leaving France? ~ #france #surveillance #censorship #dns #quad9
3 boosts · 1 favs · 1 replies · Oct 7, 2026
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DNS resolver Quad9 is considering pulling out of France after broadcaster beIN Sports asked a Paris court to impose non-compliance penalties that could go up to €580,000 per day. **DNS Resolver Quad9 Rejects French Piracy Blocks, Weighs Exit as beIN Seeks Up to €580K a Day** https://torrentfreak.com/dns-resolver-quad9-rejects-french-piracy-blocks-weighs-exit-as-bein-seeks-up-to-e580k-a-day/ #DNS #Quad9 #Censorship #BeInSports
6 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Oct 5, 2026
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🥐 DNS Resolver Quad9 Rejects French Piracy Blocks, Weighs Exit as beIN Seeks Up to €580K a Day * TorrentFreak https://torrentfreak.com/dns-resolver-quad9-rejects-french-piracy-blocks-weighs-exit-as-bein-seeks-up-to-e580k-a-day/ #dns #privacy #france
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 9, 2026
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