After the blockade of Cloudflare by LaLiga by Javier Tebas, several telecommunications operators in Spain joined this Antipiratería Strategy. However, while most have opted for more moderate measures, Digi has decided to stand firm in his position, carrying out One of the largest and most controversial blockages in history.
The Romanian operator has implemented mass restrictions, not only affecting illegal transmissions and IPTV lists that offer free football, but also to numerous legitimate websites that use the platform that offers domain name servers to improve the safety and performance of websites and direct connections with cloud service providers.
The Soccer League has asked operators to block access to Cloudflareconsidering it a piracy facilitator, since it is a content delivery network that protects many websites. However, LaLiga considers that by allowing platforms to protect under their umbrella, access to illicit content is also facilitated, such as transmissions without authorization.
This approach has caused chaos on the Internet, since the blockade is not limited only to the pages that offer pirate football, but also affects many legitimate sites that use Cloudflare services to guarantee their safety. This has triggered a series of collateral effects, affecting users and companies that have nothing to do with piracy.
Some operators such as Vodafone and Orange decided to apply the blockages with caution, understanding the implications of this measure and seeking a balance between the fight against piracy and respect for the rights of users and companies.
However, Movistar opted for an indiscriminate application of the blockade, affecting not only pirate pages, but also legitimate ones. This decision generated a large number of complaints, both of the users and of the affected companies, which finally led the company to reverse the measure, after a strong pressure from consumers and the FACUA association.
In contrast, Digi has continued with the blockages, making one of the largest ever registered in the country. While the objective of the measure is to stop the IPTV that offer illegal content, the implementation of these indiscriminate blockages has left many users with a bad experience, causing complaints about the interruption of navigation and access to other services.
Digi’s fall: an unreliable operator?
The massive block of the Low Cost operator has been so extensive that it has seriously affected the quality of service of its thousands of customers, who have expressed their dissatisfaction on social networks. Through platforms such as X, testimonies have been shared that show how Cloudflare blockages have slowed navigation, causing frustration among customers.
The FACUA association has also joined criticism, denouncing that Digi has not taken into account the repercussions of their actions on users that depend on legitimate services. While other operators have opted for a more moderate position, the Romanian operator has remained firm in their strategy, which could cost the fidelity of its customers.
In this way, the lack of flexibility in the application of The blockages could have a long -term negative impact on their reputationespecially when users begin to question whether “low cost” prices are worth it if they are subject to interruptions and limitations.
What makes this blockade considered one of the wildest in the history of Spain is its reach and the way it affects the websites that have nothing to do with piracy. In addition, customer complaints are constant and many of them refer to the slowness in navigation or the impossibility of accessing certain services, something that clearly cannot be justified.
Digi has entered history as One of the most controversial operatorssince it has been left behind in the implementation of policies that others have handled more prudence. While companies like Vodafone and Orange have managed to manage conflict better, the company has preferred to maintain a rigid posture, which could make it lose customers in the future.
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