I can tell you what the exact problem is. Cloudflare has been forced to take offline illegal xtream iptv portals. You can fetch the playlist just fine, but as soon as you try to play an error 401 is returned. This has nothing to do with a setting on your side.
Cloudflare began blocking hundreds of piracy and IPTV domains, following legal orders from content owners. For the first time, we’re seeing action at the infrastructure level—meaning even VPN users are locked out.
This is a major shift with three big takeaways:
Infrastructure as Enforcement It’s not just ISPs anymore. Core service providers like Cloudflare are being pulled directly into the fight against piracy. This changes how the industry must think about compliance and risk.