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Spanish Court Orders ProtonVPN and NordVPN to Block Pirate Football Streams

February 18, 2026 World Justice News 0

In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a Spanish court has labeled VPN services as “technological intermediaries,” ordering them to actively block IP addresses that host illegal LaLiga matches. The “dynamic” injunction compels NordVPN and ProtonVPN to intervene, […]

New VPN Service Can’t Log Users by Design

June 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

VPN providers typically offer security and privacy as a service. They make it difficult for outsiders, including ISPs, to monitor users’ activities. Instead, they require subscribers to trust them with their online traffic. VP.net, a […]

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Tanzania announces shutdown of X because of pornography

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information minister has said. The content was contrary to the East African state’s “laws, culture, […]

LiquidVPN Ordered to Pay Filmmakers $14m in Copyright Damages

April 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

A group of filmmakers has won over $14 million in damages from VPN provider LiquidVPN. The default judgment finds the company guilty of copyright infringement and DMCA violations, in part by promoting the Popcorn Time […]

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VPN logs helped FBI catch alleged suspect of extensive cyberstalking campaign

October 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Massachusetts man was arrested late last week on suspicion of conducting a cyberstalking campaign against a female former roommate, her friends, and family. Court documents reveal that logs, obtained by the FBI from privacy […]

Chinese Man Jailed For Nine Months For Selling VPN Software

September 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man who sold VPN software via a website has been sentenced to nine months in prison by China’s Supreme People’s Court. The decision, handed down earlier this year but only just made public, notes […]

Russia preparing to increase its war on blocked sites

April 20, 2017 World Justice News 0

Russia is planning to ban VPNs and Proxies that unblock blocked sites in its war on blocked sites. The Russian government is preparing to scale-up its war on blocked sites by hitting services that provide […]

Tech firms seek to bypass internet history log law

November 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The Investigatory Powers Bill is due to become law before the end of 2016. Its aim is to help combat terrorism, but critics have described it as a “snoopers’ charter”. Internet providers will soon be […]

Investigatory Powers Bill becomes law after peers backed down on amendments

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Police will now be able to hack into phones and check browsing history after the Snoopers’ Charter’ was passed by Parliament. The Investigatory Powers Bill forces electronic data to be stored by app companies for […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]