[NANOG] Re: ISPs in Spain are blocking CDN IP ranges to tackle soccer piracy

[Bryan Holloway via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

While we're at it, who needs L3. A flat L2 should suffice.


On 4/14/25 18:00, Constantine A. Murenin via NANOG wrote:
> Here's an idea, why don't we centralise the entire internet behind a
> single network to "solve" the issue of connectivity and availability?
> Oh, wait!  Nevermind!  /s
>
> C.
>
> On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 at 10:20, Raúl Martínez via NANOG
> <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> > Hello, Nanog,
> >
> > This is an ongoing issue that might affect your spanish users if you use
> > services like Cloudflare, Vercel, BunnyCDN or GitHub pages.
> >
> > A couple of weeks ago, the most important ISPs in Spain started
> > intercepting or nullrouting IP addresses from this CDN providers.
> >
> > The reason is that a couple of local court orders allowed LA LIGA (sports
> > association responsible for administering the two professional football
> > leagues in Spain) to provide ISPs with a list of IP addresses that host
> > soccer piracy sites to be taken down in a short period of time, even when
> > the football match is taken place.
> >
> > The issue is that most of this piracy sites use Cloudflare and others to
> > protect themselves, so ISPs are nullrouting or intercepting IP ranges that
> > serve thousands of websites, including all Cloudflare Free customers (but
> > not limited to). For example, they blocked one IP address that served
> > ChatGPT.
> >
> > These blockages are applied when the soccer matches are played and they are
> > turned off hours later.
> >
> > Cloudflare has already taken legal action against this, but the issue is
> > still ongoing.
> >
> > You can find more information about this issue on TorrentFreak (LaLiga
> > Blocks Cloudflare Again, New Pirate IPTV Providers & Anything in The Way),
> > BandaanchaEU (bandaancha bloqueos del fútbol).
> >
> > *Regards,*
> > *Raúl Martínez*
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