Piracy Shield: Pirate IPTV Killer Goes Live

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A new law passed in Italy during the summer promised a new dawn in the war against pirate IPTV providers. It soon transpired that Piracy Shield, the all-new, massively hyped anti-piracy system poised and ready to eliminate piracy had a minor flaw; it wasn't actually ready. By law, it had to launch yesterday, and reportedly it did just that, albeit with a couple of tiny caveats....

Piracy Shield: Pirate IPTV Killer Goes Live, No Casualties to Report....Yet * TorrentFreak

 

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A document detailing technical requirements of Italy's Piracy Shield anti-piracy system confirms that ISPs are not alone in being required to block pirate IPTV services. All VPN and open DNS services must also comply with blocking orders, including through accreditation to the Piracy Shield platform. Google has already agreed to dynamically deindex sites and remove infringing adverts.

Piracy Shield: IPTV Blocking Orders Apply to All DNS & VPN Providers * TorrentFreak