Spanish Court Orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to Block LaLiga Piracy Streams

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1. 18.02.2026 01:15 2 articles · 23h ago

   Spanish Court Orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to Block LaLiga Piracy Streams

   A Spanish court has ordered NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block 16 websites facilitating piracy of LaLiga football matches. The order applies to a dynamic list of IP addresses in Spain and was issued without a hearing. LaLiga and Telefónica must preserve digital evidence of unlawful transmissions. The ruling aligns with similar decisions in France and recognizes VPN providers' liability for piracy. Both VPN providers have questioned the decision's validity and process. LaLiga has previously targeted Cloudflare for facilitating illegal sports streaming and demonstrated that VPN providers fall under the EU Digital Services Regulation. NordVPN criticized the blocking approach, suggesting that hosting providers should be targeted instead, and noted that free VPN services remain a loophole for piracy.

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• A Spanish court ordered NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block 16 websites involved in piracy of LaLiga football matches.

  First reported: 18.02.2026 01:15
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  • Spain orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block LaLiga stream piracy — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15
  • Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15

• The order applies to a dynamic list of IP addresses in Spain and was issued 'inaudita parte,' meaning without a hearing.

  First reported: 18.02.2026 01:15
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  • Spain orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block LaLiga stream piracy — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15
  • Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15

• LaLiga and Telefónica must preserve digital evidence of unlawful transmissions.

  First reported: 18.02.2026 01:15
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  • Spain orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block LaLiga stream piracy — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15
  • Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15

• The ruling aligns with similar decisions in France and recognizes VPN providers' liability for piracy.

  First reported: 18.02.2026 01:15
  1 source, 2 articles
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  • Spain orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block LaLiga stream piracy — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15
  • Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15

• ProtonVPN questioned the decision, stating they were not notified and the process lacked due process.

  First reported: 18.02.2026 01:15
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  • Spain orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block LaLiga stream piracy — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15
  • Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15

• NordVPN stated they were not involved in any legal proceedings and criticized the approach for not addressing the root cause of piracy.

  First reported: 18.02.2026 01:15
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  • Spain orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block LaLiga stream piracy — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15
  • Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15

• LaLiga previously targeted Cloudflare, accusing the internet giant of facilitating illegal sports streaming.

  First reported: 18.02.2026 01:15
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  • Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15

• LaLiga demonstrated that VPN providers fall under the EU Digital Services Regulation, obliging them to help prevent copyright infringement through their infrastructure.

  First reported: 18.02.2026 01:15
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  • Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15

• The ruling highlights that VPN providers acknowledge and advertise their systems' ability to evade restrictions.

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  • Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15

• NordVPN criticized the blocking approach as ineffective, suggesting that hosting providers should be targeted instead.

  First reported: 18.02.2026 01:15
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  • Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15

• NordVPN noted that free VPN services remain a loophole for piracy as they are harder to regulate.

  First reported: 18.02.2026 01:15
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  • Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 18.02.2026 01:15