It looks like he skipped 1 and 2 and went straight for option 3. I wonder why that is.
how ever did you reach that conclusion? For 1, his tweet literally says "That, of course, is DISGUSTING and even before yesterday’s fine we had multiple legal challenges pending against the underlying scheme." 2 is something that happens behind the doors, and it's rather uncharitable to just assume he skipped it.
That's fair, but he also didn't give any specifics. If Cloudflare is suing Italy there should be some documents we can read.
> Challenge the law in court
Do the courts in Italy work or do they do what the govt wants them to do.
Re:Cloudflare CEO on the Italy Fines
by blacklanzer on Saturday January 10, 2026 @03:54AM
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The government complains everyday about the judges and it's trying to make a referendum to make judges angry, so I wouldn't say courts do what govt says
Yes, the judiciary is an independent branch in Italy, alongside the executive and the legislative.
Re:Cloudflare CEO on the Italy Fines
by aforwardslash on Saturday January 10, 2026 @06:38AM
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What did the other major companies do?
1. Challenge the law in court
3. Influence the law via political means
3. Try to sway public opinion so 2. may be easier
4. Give in and play ball
5. Exit the country entirely