Spain’s football piracy battle has entered a new and far more aggressive phase. In a significant legal escalation, LaLiga is no longer focusing solely on internet service providers. Instead, the league is now demanding that VPN providers themselves block access to IP addresses associated with illegal football streams - or risk facing consequences.

Now, the strategy is expanding. The signal from La Liga is unmistakable: block football streams, or face potential restrictions.

Recent court decisions in Spain reportedly interpret VPN providers as intermediary services under the Digital Services Act framework. Under this logic, if VPN networks facilitate access to football streams - even indirectly - they may be compelled to implement their own blocking mechanisms. daha fazla oku...