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Title: Amazon Steps Up Attempts To Block Illegal Sports Streaming Via Fire TV
Sticks

Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/12/16152...

Amazon is rolling out a tougher approach to combat illegal streaming, with
the United States-based tech company aiming to block apps loaded onto all its
Fire TV Stick devices that are identified as providing pirated content. From
a report: Exclusive data provided to The Athletic from researchers YouGov
Sport highlighted that approximately 4.7 million UK adults watched illegal
streams in the UK over the past six months, with 31% using Fire Stick (this
has become a catch-all term for plug-in devices, even if not made by Amazon)
and other IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) devices. It is now the second-
most popular method behind websites (42%). Amazon launched a new Fire TV
Stick last month -- the 4K Select, which is plugged into a TV to facilitate
streaming via the internet -- that it insists will be less of a breeding
ground for piracy. It comprises enhanced security measures -- via a new Vega
operating system -- and only apps available in Amazon's app store will be
available for customers to download. Amazon insists the clampdown will apply
to the new and old devices, but registered developers will still be able to
use Fire Sticks for legitimate purposes.

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