Innovating to address streaming abuse — and our latest transparency report

This post details Cloudflare's evolving approach to addressing streaming abuse and copyright infringement. It highlights the development of new technical responses, including an API for rightsholders, feedback mechanisms on report quality, and scaled response to streaming reports. The post also discusses the increased volume of DMCA reports and takedown actions, as well as the use of this information to bolster technical tools for preventing unauthorized streaming on non-hosted services. Furthermore, it addresses the challenges of legally-mandated blocking and advocates for source-based content removal as a more effective and less damaging approach.