DNS0.EU shuts down due to lack of funds

"The organization, which focused on secure and privacy-friendly DNS resolution within the European Union, says it is discontinuing the service due to a lack of time and resources. The official DNS0.EU website now only displays a short announcement: The dns0.eu service has been discontinued. We would have liked to keep it running. It was not sustainable for us in terms of time and resources. We recommend switching to DNS4EU or NextDNS. We sincerely thank all our infrastructure and security partners who made dns0.eu possible."

"DNS0.EU was founded in 2023 by Romain Cointepas and Olivier Poitrey, who were also behind the DNS provider NextDNS. The initiative was intended as an independent European alternative to commercial DNS services such as those offered by Google and Cloudflare, with an emphasis on privacy, security, and GDPR compliance. Among the partners were Abuse.ch, known for its malware prevention projects, and registrar Gandi.net."

"The service offered two versions: a standard version and a child-friendly version. The standard service blocked malicious domains used for typosquatting, cryptojacking, or automatically generated malware domains. High-risk top-level domains and misleading IDN domains were also actively blocked. The child-friendly version went further by blocking access to pornographic, gambling, and piracy websites, as well as advertisements, dating services, and explicit search results. Even platforms such as Twitter and Reddit were inaccessible via that version."

DNS0.EU, a European non-profit DNS service founded in 2023 by Romain Cointepas and Olivier Poitrey, has ceased operations permanently due to lack of time and resources. The service ran a distributed infrastructure with servers across EU member states and supported DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, and DNS-over-QUIC while enforcing a strict no-logs policy aligned with European privacy laws. DNS0.EU offered a standard feed blocking malware-related and high-risk domains and a child-friendly feed that additionally blocked pornographic, gambling, piracy sites, ads, dating services, and explicit search results. Partners included Abuse.ch and registrar Gandi.net. Users are advised to switch to DNS4EU or NextDNS.

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