Quad9 to stop serving users in France from November 24

Swiss non-profit Quad9 will stop resolving DNS queries for users in France starting November 24, 2026. The move follows a French court ruling in favor of Qatari broadcaster beIN over blocking alleged sports piracy domains; the daily fine was cut from €580,000 to €1,000, but Quad9 refuses to alter DNS answers.

• Quad9 will halt DNS resolution for French users on November 24, 2026
• A French court cut the daily fine from €580,000 to €1,000 in the beIN case
• Quad9 says it cannot identify French users because it keeps no location data
• The foundation faces about 20 similar pending cases in other jurisdictions