Innovating to address streaming abuse — and our latest transparency report

Cloudflare’s H1 2025 transparency update outlines expanded efforts to curb unauthorized streaming and abuse, including an API-driven workflow with rightsholders that led to a surge in actionable DMCA reports and service terminations, alongside enhanced technical controls informed by abuse patterns. The company describes increased automation against technical abuse, targeted geoblocking to comply with proportionate court orders in parts of Europe and the UK (with 451 notices), and continued opposition to overbroad infrastructure and DNS blocking. Cloudflare emphasizes partnerships, transparency, and human-rights-based principles to balance effective enforcement with minimizing collateral damage to lawful Internet use.