Internet mostly works in Spain when there is a match: one can see traffic figures from the mayor exchange points: they are unaffected.

Big businesses are unaffected, since LaLiga will quickly reverse any block that impacts popular websites and risks triggering significant public outcry.

Most people in Spain don’t care — and many aren’t even aware of the overly broad blocks.

Cloudflare and RootedCON are challenging this in court, but it may take many years before a final outcome is reached.