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"Quad9 DNS resolver to exit France after legal pressure" — Hacker News (best) · AI & Technology
Quad9, a privacy-focused public , announced it will shut down its service in France rather than comply with a Paris court order requiring it to block domain names used by IPTV piracy services that infringe on ' broadcasting rights. This is a principled decision: Quad9 argues that court-ordered is an ineffective censorship tool that undermines user privacy and the integrity of the internet's naming system.
The claim is directly from Quad9's official blog post, a primary source, so its factual core is solid. The reporting accurately reflects the announcement and the stated reason — a French court ruling in favor of beIN Sports — though the specific legal details of the order are summarized from Quad9's perspective.
Genuinely new: the announcement was published on October 22, 2026.