i2Coalition pushes back on extending piracy blocking duties to VPNs

The i2Coalition, which represents Amazon, Cloudflare, Google and VPN providers ExpressVPN, NordVPN and Surfshark, published a report titled "VPNs at Risk" warning against turning neutral infrastructure into a copyright enforcement tool. It cites French court orders requiring five VPN services to block 203 pirate sports streaming domains at Canal+'s request.

• Report urges lawmakers to target blocking at the layer with real knowledge and control
• French court ordered VPNs to block 203 domains in Canal+ case
• Appeal by NordVPN, Proton and CyberGhost paused pending Cour de cassation ruling
• ACPA bill would let courts order VPNs with 100,000+ U.S. users to block sites