Amazon to block ‘dodgy’ Fire TV Stick apps: Major update will prohibit all unlawful streaming applications 

Fire TV Sticks are receiving an update that would prevent users from watching content without permission.

There has been a surge of popularity of so-called dodgy Fire TV Stick in recent years and the reason why is not difficult to envision. These machines that are normally customized by cyber criminals provide complete access to quality sports and movies and in most instances, the user makes a small fraction of what he would pay by subscribing to a legal site such as Sky.

The increase in the cost of living has already damaged wallets and it is believed that millions of people have now jumped to illegal steaming, but the fact that people can now watch the Premier League on a Fire TV Stick might soon come to an end.

Amazon is also entering the war against this common practice. The company indicates that, currently, it will start blocking applications that are suspected to provide illegal streams.

“Piracy is illegal, and we’ve always worked to block it from our App store,” an Amazon spokesperson told Mirror Online.

“Through an expanded program led by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a global coalition fighting digital piracy, we’ll now block apps identified as providing access to pirated content, including those downloaded from outside our App store.

“This builds on our ongoing efforts to support creators and protect customers, as piracy can also expose users to malware, viruses and fraud.”

After an app has been flagged, the users will now have a message that shows them why it is blocked. Then the service will be stopped, and the viewers will have no access.

Amazon is not removing the sideloading feature, and all the official streaming apps, such as Disney+, Netflix and Prime Video, will remain, but the feature should greatly complicate watching things without getting an official subscription.

It is an earthquake of an update that can potentially bring to a close the homes that view upgraded content at a tremendously diminished cost or even free of charge.

Amazon has a definite understanding that the move would not gain popularity, yet it appears that the company no longer desires it’s merchandise to be illegally used.

The update will initially be rolled out in Europe and all the users in the UK will then be blocked sometime in future.

Naturally, illegitimate streaming has other hazards, such as being deemed vulnerable to malware and unsuitable content. Nevertheless, the caution about such problems had not made people pause in becoming a part of the streaming revolution. This was an amazing new block, which could now be able to effectively end free watching.