EU copyright overhaul may force VPN policing
The gist
The European Commission is weighing EU-wide anti-piracy blocking orders in a Copyright Package due in 2027.
VPNs say enforcing them would turn privacy tools into traffic filters.
How it unfolded
- recentlyFrance and Spain already require VPNs to block pirate sites; the material describes the results so far as messy.
- Oct 28, 2026Tech industry group DisCo warns that the Commission's planned EU-wide anti-piracy blocking orders could force VPN providers to inspect and filter user traffic.
- Q2 2027The Commission's Copyright Package, which could include the EU-wide blocking system, is expected.