Canal+ wants to block VPN usage – and VPN providers are fuming

Major French streaming provider Canal+ is looking to block VPN access in a major escalation of anti-piracy measures in the country. After a successful legal action against DNS services last year, Canal+ has now teamed up with France’s professional football league agency, Ligue de Football Professionel (LFP), to issue court orders for some of the best VPN providers on the market. Needless to say, VPN companies are furious, warning that undermining people’s internet freedom and privacy isn’t the solution to online piracy. One of the targeted companies, Proton VPN told TechRadar: “DNS blocking is a common strategy that authoritarian governments…