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European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage

https://torrentfreak.com/european-isps-want-rightsholders-held-accountable-for-overblocking-damage/

#HackerNews #EuropeanISPs #Rightsholders #Overblocking #DigitalRights #InternetPolicy

European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage

https://torrentfreak.com/european-isps-want-rightsholders-held-accountable-for-overblocking-damage/

#HackerNews #EuropeanISPs #Rightsholders #Overblocking #DigitalRights #InternetPolicy

The central theme of Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) is the growing incompatibility between traditional copyright law and the digital, online world. The culmination of that process was the EU Copyright Directive, passed in 2019. The Directive was supposed to be transposed into local laws by 2021, but a year after that deadline, many EU member states had failed to do […]

A few weeks ago, Walled Culture wrote about Hadopi, France’s infamous copyright enforcement mechanism. The so-called “graduated response” – aka “three strikes and you are out” – has been around for over 15 years now, has cost French taxpayers a fortune, and has never achieved any of its aims. As the Walled Culture post suggested, the latest court ruling might finally put the […]

A few weeks ago, Walled Culture wrote about Hadopi, France’s infamous copyright enforcement mechanism. The so-called “graduated response” – aka “three strikes and you are out” – has been around for over 15 years now, has cost French taxpayers a fortune, and has never achieved any of its aims. As the Walled Culture post suggested, the latest court ruling might finally put the […]

📬 LaLiga scheitert vor Gericht: Keine Geldstrafe gegen NordVPN wegen verweigerten Sperren
#Internet #IPTV #Rechtssachen #Internetzensur #LaLiga #NordVPN #Overblocking #Urteil #Websperren #Zwangsgeld https://sc.tarnkappe.info/8a95ab

📬 LaLiga scheitert vor Gericht: Keine Geldstrafe gegen NordVPN wegen verweigerten Sperren
#Internet #IPTV #Rechtssachen #Internetzensur #LaLiga #NordVPN #Overblocking #Urteil #Websperren #Zwangsgeld https://sc.tarnkappe.info/8a95ab

📬 Cloudflare warnt vor Overblocking: Netzsperren unter Beschuss
#Internet #Netzpolitik #Cloudflare #DigitaleZensur #FragmentierungdesInternets #InternetInfrastruktur #IPBlocking #KI #netzpolitik #Netzsperren #Overblocking #PiracyShield https://sc.tarnkappe.info/f2781c

📬 Cloudflare warnt vor Overblocking: Netzsperren unter Beschuss
#Internet #Netzpolitik #Cloudflare #DigitaleZensur #FragmentierungdesInternets #InternetInfrastruktur #IPBlocking #KI #netzpolitik #Netzsperren #Overblocking #PiracyShield https://sc.tarnkappe.info/f2781c

📬 Cloudflare Strafe: Konzern wehrt sich gegen Italiens Piracy Shield
#Internet #AGCOM #Cloudflare #DigitalServicesAct #DNSSperren #Internetzensur #Italien #Netzfreiheit #Overblocking #PiracyShield https://sc.tarnkappe.info/6a6e7c

📬 Cloudflare Strafe: Konzern wehrt sich gegen Italiens Piracy Shield
#Internet #AGCOM #Cloudflare #DigitalServicesAct #DNSSperren #Internetzensur #Italien #Netzfreiheit #Overblocking #PiracyShield https://sc.tarnkappe.info/6a6e7c

📬 LaLiga blockiert Freedom.gov – Spaniens Anti-Piraterie-Offensive trifft US-Regierungsportal
#Netzpolitik #Rechtssachen #Cloudflare #Freedomgov #Internetzensur #IPBlockade #LaLiga #Netzsperren #Overblocking #protonvpn #Spanien #streamingpiraterie #VPN https://sc.tarnkappe.info/556f08

📬 LaLiga blockiert Freedom.gov – Spaniens Anti-Piraterie-Offensive trifft US-Regierungsportal
#Netzpolitik #Rechtssachen #Cloudflare #Freedomgov #Internetzensur #IPBlockade #LaLiga #Netzsperren #Overblocking #protonvpn #Spanien #streamingpiraterie #VPN https://sc.tarnkappe.info/556f08

Il post LinkedIn della professoressa Elisa Giomi, membro dissidente del collegio di AGCOM

Rispetto alla sanzione di #Agcom da oltre 14 milioni a #Cloudflare ho preso convintamente le distanze, come sull’intero procedimento che ha portato alla nascita di #PiracyShield.
Non condivido, però, neppure la concezione di tutele e #regole, per quanto perfettibili, come inutili fardelli.

In ogni caso, tra chi ci vede una svolta nella lotta alla #pirateria e chi un preoccupante “salto di qualità” verso #blocchi infrastrutturali sempre più automatici, il provvedimento ha riaperto un confronto importante.
Che merita meno tifoserie e più #metodo.

Tipo: discutere di proporzionalità, #garanzie e sostenibilità operativa. Metto dunque a fattor comune gli aspetti che ritengo possano fare la differenza tra costruire uno strumento stabile o un #contenzioso permanente.

1) Se l’enforcement si estende verso servizi infrastrutturali come #DNS pubblici, CDN o altri intermediari tecnici, il tema non è se i fornitori possano avere un ruolo nel contrasto ai contenuti #illeciti ma come evitare criteri troppo larghi che finiscano per trascinare nella rete anche usi pienamente leciti.
Un’infrastruttura molto diffusa può comparire spesso anche nei contesti illeciti, ma questo non dovrebbe tradursi automaticamente in #obblighi applicati in modo indistinto.

2) Alla velocità del blocco dovrebbe corrispondere una velocità comparabile di correzione, con procedure chiare, tracciabili e tempi di ripristino espliciti, perché gli errori o gli #overblocking per quanto non desiderati sono sempre possibili e quando accadono ne derivano danni immediati.

3) È fisiologico che le segnalazioni operative arrivino dai titolari dei #diritti o da soggetti incaricati ma un sistema di accertamento delle #violazioni credibile nel lungo periodo dovrebbe poggiare su standard pubblici minimi di qualità della prova, #audit indipendenti periodici e un #contraddittorio effettivo e tempestivo, almeno nei casi dubbi o ricorrenti.

4) Chi sostiene i #costi tecnici, legali e organizzativi di questa operatività quotidiana? Se una quota rilevante ricade su #ISP e intermediari, è ragionevole aprire una discussione su governance, cost-sharing (o criteri trasparenti di ripartizione), responsabilità in caso di segnalazioni errate e reportistica pubblica su volumi, #tempi ed esiti.

In sintesi: proviamo ad uscire dal manicheismo del “pro” o “contro” e chiediamoci invece quali garanzie e quali metriche nel sistema dei blocchi è necessario implementare...

linkedin.com/posts/elisa-giomi…

@pirati

Il post LinkedIn della professoressa Elisa Giomi, membro dissidente del collegio di AGCOM

Rispetto alla sanzione di #Agcom da oltre 14 milioni a #Cloudflare ho preso convintamente le distanze, come sull’intero procedimento che ha portato alla nascita di #PiracyShield.
Non condivido, però, neppure la concezione di tutele e #regole, per quanto perfettibili, come inutili fardelli.

In ogni caso, tra chi ci vede una svolta nella lotta alla #pirateria e chi un preoccupante “salto di qualità” verso #blocchi infrastrutturali sempre più automatici, il provvedimento ha riaperto un confronto importante.
Che merita meno tifoserie e più #metodo.

Tipo: discutere di proporzionalità, #garanzie e sostenibilità operativa. Metto dunque a fattor comune gli aspetti che ritengo possano fare la differenza tra costruire uno strumento stabile o un #contenzioso permanente.

1) Se l’enforcement si estende verso servizi infrastrutturali come #DNS pubblici, CDN o altri intermediari tecnici, il tema non è se i fornitori possano avere un ruolo nel contrasto ai contenuti #illeciti ma come evitare criteri troppo larghi che finiscano per trascinare nella rete anche usi pienamente leciti.
Un’infrastruttura molto diffusa può comparire spesso anche nei contesti illeciti, ma questo non dovrebbe tradursi automaticamente in #obblighi applicati in modo indistinto.

2) Alla velocità del blocco dovrebbe corrispondere una velocità comparabile di correzione, con procedure chiare, tracciabili e tempi di ripristino espliciti, perché gli errori o gli #overblocking per quanto non desiderati sono sempre possibili e quando accadono ne derivano danni immediati.

3) È fisiologico che le segnalazioni operative arrivino dai titolari dei #diritti o da soggetti incaricati ma un sistema di accertamento delle #violazioni credibile nel lungo periodo dovrebbe poggiare su standard pubblici minimi di qualità della prova, #audit indipendenti periodici e un #contraddittorio effettivo e tempestivo, almeno nei casi dubbi o ricorrenti.

4) Chi sostiene i #costi tecnici, legali e organizzativi di questa operatività quotidiana? Se una quota rilevante ricade su #ISP e intermediari, è ragionevole aprire una discussione su governance, cost-sharing (o criteri trasparenti di ripartizione), responsabilità in caso di segnalazioni errate e reportistica pubblica su volumi, #tempi ed esiti.

In sintesi: proviamo ad uscire dal manicheismo del “pro” o “contro” e chiediamoci invece quali garanzie e quali metriche nel sistema dei blocchi è necessario implementare...

linkedin.com/posts/elisa-giomi…

@pirati

"Our Cyber Security systems detected unusual activity on your web page connection, which was categorised as suspicious."

It's called a GET request, you #Wannabe's. Very suspicious.

#Overblocking #CargoCultCyberSecurity

"Our Cyber Security systems detected unusual activity on your web page connection, which was categorised as suspicious."

It's called a GET request, you #Wannabe's. Very suspicious.

#Overblocking #CargoCultCyberSecurity

#Cloudflare submitted a #complaint to the #US Trade Representative, arguing that foreign #siteblocking efforts, particularly in Italy, Spain, and France, are becoming significant #tradebarriers for #USbusinesses. Cloudflare claims these measures, intended to combat #piracy, often result in the #overblocking, causing #collateraldamage. https://torrentfreak.com/cloudflare-tells-u-s-govt-that-foreign-site-blocking-efforts-are-digital-trade-barriers/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#Cloudflare submitted a #complaint to the #US Trade Representative, arguing that foreign #siteblocking efforts, particularly in Italy, Spain, and France, are becoming significant #tradebarriers for #USbusinesses. Cloudflare claims these measures, intended to combat #piracy, often result in the #overblocking, causing #collateraldamage. https://torrentfreak.com/cloudflare-tells-u-s-govt-that-foreign-site-blocking-efforts-are-digital-trade-barriers/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Academic research finds economic, technical and operational harms from Italy’s Piracy Shield

Walled Culture first wrote about Piracy Shield, Italy’s automated system for tackling alleged copyright infringement in the streaming sector, two years ago. Since then, we have written about the serious problems that soon emerged. But instead of fixing those issues, the government body that runs the scheme, Italy’s AGCOM (the Italian Authority for Communications Guarantees), has extended […]

#agcom #albania #cdn #dnsBlocking #eu #fqdn #google #ipBlocking #ipv4 #italy #leasing #nunnery #overblocking #piracyShield #streaming #telecomItalia #tv

https://walledculture.org/academic-research-finds-economic-technical-and-operational-harms-from-italys-piracy-shield/

Ofcom apparently don’t understand “false-positive rates” nor “base rate”

Take badly drafted and overlarded legislation and then summarise it badly, and you end up with a refined recipe for shadowbanning, blocking & censorship:

Our children’s codes for user-to-user services recommend that services … design and operate recommender systems so that content likely to be suicide or self-harm content is excluded from children’s feeds

I wonder how many errors this will trigger?

Via Graham:

https://twitter.com/Cyberleagle/status/1953724276936261795

#ageVerification #censorship #onlineSafety #onlineSafetyAct #overBlocking #shadowBanning #surveillance #VPN

L' #AGCOM ha approvato nuove misure per contrastare la #pirateriaonline

Si aggiungono film, programmi TV e musica condivisi illegalmente.
Ingiunzioni dinamiche per bloccare rapidamente la pirateria, Blocco DNS e Blocco IP per impedire l'accesso a contenuti piratati, Sanzioni più severe per i fornitori di servizi che violano il copyright.
No a segnalazioni che possano comportare rischi di #overblocking
@informatica
https://www.hdblog.it/altadefinizione/articoli/n627149/piracy-shield-stop-film-serie-tv-musica-pirata/

Die New York Times blockiert einen Aufruf und zeigt die Meldung im Bild.

Args! Es befindet sich vllt. ein Roboter in meinem Netzwerk! Lauschrohre raus!

#nytimes #overblocking

📬 DNS-Sperren „Made in Germany“: Netzsperren gegen Piraten – und vielleicht auch gegen dich?
#Kommentar #Netzpolitik #CUIIBlockliste #DigitaleZensur #DNSSperren #DNSSperrenumgehen #NetzsperrenDeutschland #Overblocking https://sc.tarnkappe.info/5c3b53

📬 DNS-Sperren „Made in Germany“: Netzsperren gegen Piraten – und vielleicht auch gegen dich?
#Kommentar #Netzpolitik #CUIIBlockliste #DigitaleZensur #DNSSperren #DNSSperrenumgehen #NetzsperrenDeutschland #Overblocking https://sc.tarnkappe.info/5c3b53

As site blocks pile up, European Commission issues subtle slapdown to Italy’s Piracy Shield

As numerous Walled Culture posts attest, site blocking is in the vanguard of the actions by copyright companies against sites engaged in the unauthorised sharing of material. Over the past few months, this approach has become even more pervasive, and even more intrusive. For example, in France, the Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare was forced to geoblock more than 400 sports […]

#blocking #ccia #cloudflare #DSA #europeanCommission #france #india #laliga #newDelhi #overblocking #piracyShield #redress #spain #US #vercel #vpn

https://walledculture.org/as-site-blocks-pile-up-european-commission-issues-subtle-slapdown-to-italys-piracy-shield/

Instagram wrongly says some users breached child sex abuse rules | BBC News

Instagram users have told the BBC of the “extreme stress” of having their accounts banned after being wrongly accused by the platform of breaching its rules on child sexual exploitation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8kjdz9nr3o

#censorship #onlineSafety #overBlocking

📬 Cloudflare warnt EU: Piraterie-Blockaden gefährden Netzfreiheit
#Netzpolitik #Streaming #Antipiraterie #Cloudflare #EUUrheberrecht #Internetzensur #Netzfreiheit #Overblocking https://sc.tarnkappe.info/9d83b5

📬 Cloudflare warnt EU: Piraterie-Blockaden gefährden Netzfreiheit
#Netzpolitik #Streaming #Antipiraterie #Cloudflare #EUUrheberrecht #Internetzensur #Netzfreiheit #Overblocking https://sc.tarnkappe.info/9d83b5

LaLiga’s “Precise” Blocking Cut Piracy By 40-60%, “Without Collateral Impact”

https://torrentfreak.com/laliga-says-blocking-cut-piracy-by-40-60-focused-precise-without-collateral-impact-250528/

#SiteBlocking #overblocking #siteblocking #Anti-Piracy #JavierTebas #LaLiga #iptv

LaLiga’s “Precise” Blocking Cut Piracy By 40-60%, “Without Collateral Impact”

https://torrentfreak.com/laliga-says-blocking-cut-piracy-by-40-60-focused-precise-without-collateral-impact-250528/

#SiteBlocking #overblocking #siteblocking #Anti-Piracy #JavierTebas #LaLiga #iptv

📬 Cloudflare vs. LaLiga: Kann Anti-Piraterie Leben kosten?
#Rechtssachen #Streaming #Cloudflare #IPSperre #LaLiga #Netzneutralität #Overblocking #StreamingPiraterie https://sc.tarnkappe.info/be1472

📬 Cloudflare vs. LaLiga: Kann Anti-Piraterie Leben kosten?
#Rechtssachen #Streaming #Cloudflare #IPSperre #LaLiga #Netzneutralität #Overblocking #StreamingPiraterie https://sc.tarnkappe.info/be1472

Licht und Schatten. Das ungenau formuliertes Gesetz birgt viel Risikopotential.
Was unter „intimen oder sexualisierten Inhalten“ zu verstehen ist, ist nicht hinreichend definiert. So kritisiert auch die NGO Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). „Es sei geradezu eine Einladung zum Missbrauch.“ Für Online-Anbieter entstehe „der Anreiz, im Zweifel lieber zu viel als zu wenig zu löschen – sogenanntes #Overblocking, potenziell verschärft durch automatisierte #Uploadfilter“

https://netzpolitik.org/2025/gegen-deepfakes-us-kongress-verabschiedet-take-it-down-act/

Licht und Schatten. Das ungenau formuliertes Gesetz birgt viel Risikopotential.
Was unter „intimen oder sexualisierten Inhalten“ zu verstehen ist, ist nicht hinreichend definiert. So kritisiert auch die NGO Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). „Es sei geradezu eine Einladung zum Missbrauch.“ Für Online-Anbieter entstehe „der Anreiz, im Zweifel lieber zu viel als zu wenig zu löschen – sogenanntes #Overblocking, potenziell verschärft durch automatisierte #Uploadfilter“

https://netzpolitik.org/2025/gegen-deepfakes-us-kongress-verabschiedet-take-it-down-act/

Domain Registry Investigates Spain’s Piracy #Overblocking Damage - https://torrentfreak.com/domain-registry-investigates-spains-piracy-overblocking-damage-250412/ #copyright

Domain Registry Investigates Spain’s Piracy #Overblocking Damage - https://torrentfreak.com/domain-registry-investigates-spains-piracy-overblocking-damage-250412/ #copyright

#Overblocking From #AntiPiracy Raises Concerns

From 🇪🇸 to 🇮🇹 the consequences are real: "The lack of robust verification and redress mechanisms has led to overblocking that affects legitimate #online services and users."

➡️ https://ccianet.org/news/2025/02/overblocking-from-anti-piracy-measures-across-eu-raises-concerns/ #PiracyShield #OpenInternet

Piracy Crisis: Cloudflare Says LaLiga Knew Dangers, Blocked IP Address Anyway

https://torrentfreak.com/spain-piracy-crisis-cloudflare-says-laliga-knew-danger-blocked-ip-address-anyway-250211/

#SiteBlocking #overblocking #siteblocking #Anti-Piracy #LaLiga #iptv

Piracy Crisis: Cloudflare Says LaLiga Knew Dangers, Blocked IP Address Anyway

https://torrentfreak.com/spain-piracy-crisis-cloudflare-says-laliga-knew-danger-blocked-ip-address-anyway-250211/

#SiteBlocking #overblocking #siteblocking #Anti-Piracy #LaLiga #iptv

Now the copyright industry wants to apply deep, automated blocking to the Internet’s core routers

A central theme of Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) and this blog is that the copyright industry is never satisfied. Now matter how long the term of copyright, publishers and recording companies want more. No matter how harsh the punishments for infringement, the copyright intermediaries want them to be even more severe.

Another manifestation of this insatiability is […]

#anatel #blocking #brazil #cdn #censorship #cloudflare #entitlement #overblocking #portugal #spain

https://walledculture.org/now-the-copyright-industry-wants-to-apply-deep-automated-blocking-to-the-internets-core-routers/

Inhalte fälschlicherweise löschen oder einschränken: Früher gab es auf X viele Fälle von #Overblocking. Auf LinkedIn haben User*innen jetzt das Gefühl, dass es ihnen passiert. Erfahrt hier mehr: https://hateaid.org/overblocking-auf-linkedin/?mtm_campaign=overblocking-auf-linkedin&mtm_kwd=mastodon-definitionsgrafik

Inhalte fälschlicherweise löschen oder einschränken: Früher gab es auf X viele Fälle von #Overblocking. Auf LinkedIn haben User*innen jetzt das Gefühl, dass es ihnen passiert. Erfahrt hier mehr: https://hateaid.org/overblocking-auf-linkedin/?mtm_campaign=overblocking-auf-linkedin&mtm_kwd=mastodon-definitionsgrafik

Statt über mich & die @BNetzA hat
#DenizYücel mit mir gesprochen. In dem #Welt Interview geht es um den #DigitalServiceAct, #TrustedFlagger, strafbare Inhalte, #Overblocking & #Meinungsfreiheit. Hoffentlich trägt es zu einem sachlicheren Diskurs bei.
https://www.welt.de/kultur/plus253927896/Bundesnetzagentur-Herr-Mueller-sind-Sie-der-neue-Oberzensor.html

Italy is losing its mind because of copyright: it just made its awful Piracy Shield even worse

Walled Culture has been writing about Italy’s Piracy Shield system for a year now. It was clear from early on that its approach of blocking Internet addresses (IP addresses) to fight alleged copyright infringement – particularly the streaming of football matches – was flawed, and risked turning into another fiasco like France’s failed Hadopi law. The central issue with Piracy Shield is […]

#consumerChoice #dns #football #freedomOfSpeech #google #infringement #ipAddress #italy #overblocking #piracyShield #prison #security #streaming #transparency #vpn

https://walledculture.org/italy-is-losing-its-mind-because-of-copyright-it-just-made-its-awful-piracy-shield-even-worse/

Demokratische Stimmen werden gesperrt, Hass bleibt stehen: Bei HateAid hören wir immer häufiger von #Overblocking auf LinkedIn. Wir haben mit sechs Betroffenen gesprochen. Lest jetzt, was sie erlebt haben: https://hateaid.org/overblocking-auf-linkedin/?mtm_campaign=overblocking-auf-linkedin&mtm_kwd=mastodon-carousel

Ich werde #DerStandard nun auch hier im Fediverse in meine Filterliste aufnehmen.

Es ist mir nicht möglich mobil auf deren Seiten zuzugreifen. Nicht mit dem Android Chrome Browser und seit einiger Zeit auch nicht mehr mit dem mobilen Firefox. Egal ob Ad-Blocker aktiv oder deaktiviert sind.

Dieses Overblocking, mit: "Hast du halt Pech gehabt, wenn wir dein Device fälschlicherweise erkennen, dann hol dir ein Abo, Pechvogel", kann mal sterben gehen.

#adblocker #overblocking

>> Das Nippel-Verbot auf Instagram war nur der Anfang. Im Namen des Jugendschutzes filtern Plattformen und Behörden das Internet nach Spuren von Nacktheit. Sogar altersgerechte Aufklärungs-Angebote und anatomische Darstellungen fallen dem neuen Prüdismus zum Opfer – und niemanden scheint das zu kümmern.

https://netzpolitik.org/2024/die-nackte-panik-eine-welle-von-overblocking-rollt-heran/

#Nippel #Nackt #Porno #Filter #overblocking

📬 Kampf gegen Piraterie in Italien: Bußgeld für ISP-Verband
#IPTV #Rechtssachen #AGCOM #AntiPiracy #ASSOProvider #ISP #ISPVerband #Overblocking #PiracyShield https://sc.tarnkappe.info/753ad5