- The Cinematic Association (MPA) is used for VPN suppliers, proxies and content delivery systems to cooperate with anti-pirativation measures
- The MPA also urges the EU to adopt an automated system which can block the hacked content in real time, without the need for approval from the court
- Italy and France have already started to force certain VPN and DNS services to block access to illegal streaming sites
After sports streaming groups, the film industry is now in a hurry For VPN suppliers, proxies and content delivery systems to help fight online hacking in Europe.
The Motion Picture Association (MPA), a group representing Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. And other major streaming giants urges European countries to adopt an automated system that can block hackers in real time, without requiring the approval of the court. Above all, the AMP requires that the VPN and other intermediate services must cooperate by actively blocking the content of illegal streaming.
This only comes a few days after Canal + marked a legal victory in France, because some of the best VPN service providers were ordered to block access to 203 areas related to illegal sports streaming sites.
MPA requests
Responding to an investigation in 2023 of the EU Commission, the MPA submitted a few detailed remarks on May 25, 2025 – as reported for the first time by Torrent Freak.
More specifically, the group stressed that, although the EU’s framework currently grants the rights of powerful tools, there are existing inconsistencies among EU countries in the implementation of blocking laws to successfully combat copyright violations.
“The emphasis must be placed on the guarantee of their effective implementation in all EU member states,” wrote the MPA in a letter.
According to the group, a way of doing so is to allow rights to act quickly when copyright violations occur, in particular with regard to live content.
“The AMP is therefore favorable to the automated effective blocking mechanisms which can be updated in real time with appropriate guarantees to combat emerging counterfeit flows,” said the group, mentioning real -time blocks already in place in Italy, Greece, Portugal and Brazil.
To do this, however, not only should Internet service providers (ISP) play a key role in blocking hacked content. The MPA also puts pressure on the cooperation of all other service providers who can connect users to hacking sites.
“This includes reverse proxy suppliers, content delivery networks (CDN), accommodation providers, VPNs and search engines,” said MPA.
VPNS, DNS services warn against the risk of blocking orders
Abbreviation of Domain Name System, a DNS server acts as the Internet telephone directory by translating user requests into numbers of numbers – IP addresses – to connect them with the right websites on the web. A DNS also plays a key role in the way a content delivery network (CDN) works to allow effective traffic routing and optimize content delivery.
A virtual private network (VPN) is security software that masks the real IP addresses of users. Although this skill is crucial to bypass strict strict internet restrictions, it can also be used as bypass for current anti-piration tactics which involve blocking access to hacking sites according to the location of users.
This is why, according to the MPA: “Do not involve these actors undermines the effectiveness of dynamic injunctions, because the pirates count more and more on them to hide their infrastructure and escape the application.”
Although asking CDN, DNS and VPN to block illegal content seems to be the way for rights, these providers have warned that these measures could harm the infrastructure on which the Internet is built.
As a recent report pointed out, in fact, the Internet blocking can cause excessive incidents and internet fragmentation. In Italy, for example, the country’s hacking shield has caused widespread breakdowns on other platforms such as Google Drive.
This is why, according to the main DNS and the CDN Cloudflare supplier, “network blocking will never be the solution” and suggested that we should consider an internet block as an internet censorship.
Tensions between rights holders and Internet services have now intensified while VPN services are involved. As mentioned above, a French court recently ordered five VPN suppliers to block access to more than 200 illegal sports sites. Italy has shared plans to also extend anti-piratorship obligations to DNS and VPN suppliers.
The VPN industry, however, warns that this creates “a dangerous precedent”, which could have a scary effect on all those who use these services to protect their privacy and their safety.
