The Quad (US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE)

Rule Changes

Exiting France November 24, 2026; appeal of the October 21 penalty pending

Quad9 will stop answering domain lookups for users in France on November 24, after a Paris court ordered it to block domains linked to pirated WTA tennis streams or pay €1,000 a day. A bailiff's report in June found two of the six ordered domains still reachable through Quad9. The Swiss nonprofit says it cannot tell which users are French and will not start keeping logs to find out.

Updated Oct 24

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Facing similar case from beIN Sports

A Paris court has refused to fine Cloudflare for leaving its public DNS resolver 1.1.1.1 out of court-ordered piracy blocking. Canal+ wanted €50,000 a day for every pirate Formula 1 and MotoGP site that stayed reachable through the resolver.

Updated Oct 11

Force in Play

As of June 2026: Lead ceasefire mediators, coordinating with the new dialogue

Sudan's army and a rival paramilitary force have fought for three years. On June 8, the United States and seven allies threw their weight behind a new plan: get Sudanese civilians, not the two warring generals, to negotiate the country's future.

Updated Jun 8