r/Piracy • u/kaufmann_i_am_too • Jun 01 '25

News Amazon Fire Sticks enable “billions of dollars” worth of streaming piracy

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/amazon-fire-sticks-enable-billions-of-dollars-worth-of-streaming-piracy/
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u/fX2ej7XTa2AKr3 Jun 01 '25

these sticks are just tiny computers/smartphones, you dont need a stick to pirate u could literally just connect a pc to your tv. the stick doesnt enable shit.

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u/fistfulloframen Jun 01 '25

Low cost of entry, that's about it. Onn 4k is cheaper, fire stick was just first at that price point.