Infrastructure-level blocking has consistently failed to meaningfully curb piracy while causing overreach and other unintended but foreseeable consequences. For example, in Italy, the Piracy Shield system led to widespread service outages on platforms such as Google Drive; and forced VPN providers to exit the market entirely. France is now repeating these mistakes with an ill-conceived … Read more
For Immediate Release 7 FEBRUARY 2025—Rightsholders are pushing for a restriction on VPN services in France at the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris, rushing the unjustified extension of blocking orders to VPN providers. The VPN Trust Initiative (VTI), part of the i2Coalition (Internet Infrastructure Coalition), stands firmly against any request for French courts to mandate VPN … Read more
***PRESS RELEASE*** i2Coalition Expands VPN Trust Initiative To Drive Greater Industry Accountability and Hold Industry Partners to a High Standard VPN Trust Initiative Seeks to Create Standardized Industry Benchmarks for VPN Providers that Advance Trust and Transparency throughout the Industry for the benefit of VPN users around the world Washington, D.C., May 25, 2022 – The i2Coalition, the … Read more
