By Giorgi Dvalishvili ( October 9, 2026, 08:53 GMT | Insight) -- US internet services provider Cloudflare has appealed Italian court rulings that upheld a regulatory order for it to help prevent users in Italy from reaching sites reported as carrying pirated live streams and a €14.2 million fine for refusing that order, MLex has learned. The case, which will go to Italy's highest administrative court, tests whether Italy’s national rules on rapid blocking of pirated content apply to a foreign internet infrastructure provider.Cloudflare, a US-based internet infrastructure company, has filed an appeal with Italy's highest administrative court after a website-blocking order and multimillion-euro fine were upheld by a lower court, MLex has learned....
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