Major change will affect 'dodgy' Fire Stick use as 17 UK areas targeted by police | OneFootball

A crucial change is being enforced to combat 'dodgy' Amazon Fire Stick use amid a 17-area UK crackdown from the authorities

With the distrubution and usage of jailbroken Amazon Fire TV Stick devices throughout the United Kingdom only continuing to increase in the face of condemnation and consequences, the authorities and leading companies are coming together to scramble for solutions.

In spite of the threat of significant fines and even jail sentences for those found guilty of distributing 'dodgy' Fire Sticks, along with damning revelations detailing a cost of £7bn to the national economy through such activities and repeated warnings from the authorities and beyond, social attitudes and consumption rates are yet to change.

Even a fresh crackdown of 17 areas across the country has not deterred punters from purchasing illegal software in order to avoid paying higher prices for legal live event streaming access, with further action necessary in order to yield the desired outcome and restore law and order in the world of piracy.

Indeed, obtaining and using an illegal streaming device is remarkably easy, as individuals are capable of simply purchasing a Fire Stick with chipped software already installed, meaning they only have to load up an application to access a variety of pirated sporting and entertainment content.

However, that could be subject to change following a fresh breakthrough in Amazon's restrictions on devices.

Major Amazon Fire Stick change revealed - it could affect 'dodgy' streaming use

A recent report from The Sun has detailed significant newfound changes in Amazon's ability to restrict pirated content, which is likely to have a tangible knock-on effect for both distributors and users while marking music to the ears of the authorities in an ever-intensifying effort to reduce illegal broadcasting consumption.

It's said that Amazon is now incorporating stronger restrictions for Fire Stick users amid the continuation of illegal content being accessed, having first begun blocking piracy applications last year.

Those efforts have since amplified, though, with Amazon acting to block the apps in question. This action renders it nigh-on impossible to install or launch the apps , and it will be hoped that doing so deters distributors in particular.

Indeed, these apps no longer feature on Amazon's app store. While it remains unclear exactly what these apps are, those with a history of chipping Amazon Fire Sticks with illegal software will undoubtedly be familiar - and may now think twice about continuing such activities.

Previously, users would get about more lenient restrictions by using cloning apps or simply ignoring warning messages believed by Amazon to feature pirated content.

However, the acts of jailbreaking and using a Fire Stick device are now poised to become increasingly difficult - even if the issue with pre-existing chipped devices still remains at large and distributors may yet find fresh ways to get around the new restrictions.

Latest Amazon Fire Stick change comes amid 17-area UK crackdown on 'dodgy' streaming devices

This latest update comes following the aforementioned crackdown on no less than 17 areas throughout the UK in a statement of intent on the authorities' efforts and seriousness to combat piracy.

The crackdown was revealed at the start of the year, with areas across the width and breath of the country targeted in a nationwide approach.

As described in a report published by the Daily Record, the majority of leading domestic counties were subjected to a crackdown. Down south, Sussex, Kent, London and South Wales all featured on the authorities' crackdown list, while very few stones have been left unturned in the Midlands with Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire and both the East and West Midlands being targeted, too - along with the county of Norfolk.

Further up north, meanwhile, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Northumbria, North Yorkshire and the North West and North East of England were all listed.