> Please, do not confuse Europeans with the entities taking such actions
Both Spainish and Italian
governments created laws for which these companies are going after Cloudflare. Europeans elected them and work in those governments and courts.
Expecting large companies in any country not to have lawyers figure out how to use and abuse this stuff is pretty naive. Heavy regulatory environments are very popular in Europe and just like America they almost always benefit/protect entrenched powers while being sold (and defended online) as necessary to protect the small players and upstarts.
The internet has been warning about the risks of excessive anti piracy laws being anti-open internet for as long as I remember.
Both Spainish and Italian governments created laws for which these companies are going after Cloudflare. Europeans elected them and work in those governments and courts.
Expecting large companies in any country not to have lawyers figure out how to use and abuse this stuff is pretty naive. Heavy regulatory environments are very popular in Europe and just like America they almost always benefit/protect entrenched powers while being sold (and defended online) as necessary to protect the small players and upstarts.
The internet has been warning about the risks of excessive anti piracy laws being anti-open internet for as long as I remember.