Google, Cloudflare, Cisco face Belgian site-blocking deadline in DAZN piracy case
By Matthew Newman and Inbar Preiss ( September 16, 2026, 15:56 GMT | Insight) -- Google, Cloudflare and Cisco have three months to block access from Belgium to websites that illegally stream content from UK-based sports-streaming service DAZN, following a Belgian court ruling involving alternative Domain Name Service blocking. The Belgian measures come as the European Commission considers strengthening EU copyright enforcement against live-event piracy.Google, Cloudflare and Cisco have three months to block access from Belgium to websites that illegally stream content from UK-based sports-streaming service DAZN, following a Belgian court ruling involving alternative Domain Name Service blocking....
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