On February 17, 2026, a Spanish commercial court ordered NordVPN and Proton VPN to block LaLiga streaming IPs — without notifying either company. The ruling exposes a critical weakness in app-level VPNs: when a court acts, your access goes with it. We break down what happened, why it matters, and why a pre-configured VPN router is the only setup that keeps you in control regardless of what happens in a courtroom in Córdoba.