Despite a series of failures concerning Italy’s IPTV blocking platform Piracy Shield and the revelation that the ‘free’ platform will cost €2m per year, telecoms regulator AGCOM insists that all is going to plan. After breaking ranks, AGCOM board member Elisa Giomi called for the suspension of Piracy Shield while decrying its toll on public resources. When she was warned for her criticism, coupled with a threat of financial implications, Giomi came out fighting.
Amazing how these parasites are able to use taxpayer money to go after the taxpayers
Microcosm of how these extraction regimes operate right before our eyes.
We gonna fuck you pleb, and you are paying for it
For those who want to know more about Piracy Shield and have a laugh at its ridiculousness (and danger), I enjoyed Max Stucchi presentation at https://ripe89.ripe.net/archives/video/1496/
“Blocking and Censoring the Italian Internet for Football Reasons”
