Quad9 Refuses French Piracy Blocks as beIN Seeks Up to €580K a Day
Swiss DNS resolver Quad9 is not blocking 58 domains tied to pirate beIN Sports streams, defying a Paris court order. beIN is seeking €10,000 per domain per day — up to €580,000 daily. A ruling is expected in three weeks, and Quad9 may exit France like OpenDNS did in 2024.
- Quad9 has not blocked any of the 58 domains listed by beIN Sports
- beIN seeks €10,000 per domain per day, or up to €580,000 daily
- Quad9 says it cannot limit blocks to French users only
- If fined, Quad9 may stop serving France, as OpenDNS did in 2024
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