US bill threatens to turn your VPN into a piracy blocklist
- A new US proposed lawwould force internet providers and VPN services to block "foreign piracy sites" via expedited court orders
- The legislation would apply to ISPs, DNS resolvers, and any VPN provider with at least 100,000 monthly US subscribers
- Digital rights groups warn the fast-track legal process risks massive overreach, citing similar policies in Europe
A newly introduced bill in the US House of Representatives is threatening to fundamentally change how virtual private networks operate within the country. If passed, the legislation would force VPN providers to actively block access to piracy websites, turning vital privacy tunnels into heavily filtered exit ramps.
The American Copyright Protection Act (ACPA), formally numbered H.R. 10364, was introduced by Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) on September 16, 2026. The bill aims to give copyright holders a fast-track judicial process to obtain blocking orders against platforms accused of copyright infringement.
Crucially, the ACPA explicitly...
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