cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/7315022
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a Spanish court has labeled VPN services as “technological intermediaries,” ordering them to actively block IP addresses that host illegal LaLiga matches. The “dynamic” injunction compels NordVPN and ProtonVPN to intervene, similar to local ISPs. But with both companies operating outside EU jurisdiction with privacy-centric business models, it remains unclear if and how the order will actually be enforced.
If this continues the way the courts have been ruling in Spain there will soon be national Internet shut downs whenever Barcelona or Real are playing as a measure to stop privacy.
To a certain degree, this has already been happening in Spain for over a year now (believe it started in 2024, possibly even 2023). Vast swathes of the internet gets blocked during games because they share the same Cloudflare IPs. It’s affected so many random businesses that have absolutely nothing to do with football.
https://reclaimthenet.org/laliga-block-causes-spain-internet-outage-and-vpn-surge
This is something you would expect from china, not from a democracy. To protect a company’s revenue they want to revoke the online freedom of the entire population. Where does it end after you start that precedent?
Encrypted apps made illegal because criminals use them? Cash made illegal because criminals evade money laundering laws with it? It’s a preposterously broad remedy to a problem of a single company being more important than the freedom of an entire population.
I would look at the financial dealings of that judge and his family/in laws. Scour for property deals, stocks buys, etc., and look for payoffs disguised as investments or property purchases. I’m serious about that too, everything is getting more corrupt, not the least in regards to football.