Meta sues Italian regulator over content delivery classification
By Matthew Newman ( November 13, 2025, 16:10 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms said on Thursday it has sued Italy’s communications regulator, after it decided to classify Content Delivery Networks — a system of distributed servers designed to deliver content faster to users — as telecom networks subject to telecom regulations. Meta and other tech companies are worried the change could lead to telecom companies charging “fair share” fees. Meta built and paid for the CDN infrastructure that's being targeted.Meta Platforms said on Thursday it has sued Italy’s communications regulator after it decided to classify Content Delivery Networks — CDN; a system of distributed servers designed to deliver content faster to users — as telecommunications networks subject to telecom regulations....
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