Amazon is clamping down on pirated apps on Fire TV Sticks worldwide, blocking illegal streaming platforms amid rising cybersecurity threats and global pressure from sports and media rights holders.The Latest Tech News,

In a statement to Android Authority, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed that Vega OS isn’t intended to replace Amazon’s older platform, Fire TV OS, but rather to “extend” it. The spokesperson shared the following statement:

Amazon has confirmed that it’s not giving up on Android for its Fire TV lineup just yet, implying that its new Vega OS might focus mainly on low-end or low-power devices.

Amazon will block any app that offers access to pirated content, regardless of whether it was downloaded through its Appstore or sideloaded.

As Amazon’s crackdown on Fire Stick piracy escalates, as four men were arrested in the UK over an alleged illegal sports-streaming operation.

But even if you don’t want to spend any more on streaming subs, the Fire TV Stick actually has quite a bit of free stuff built in. Apps like Freevee, Tubi, Pluto TV, and a ton of Fire TV’s own free channels give you a surprising amount of movies and TV show episodes to just kick back and watch.

At least two companies that make VPN software are preparing versions of their apps to work on Amazon's new Fire TV operating system, Vega OS. Their arrival, enabled by a Vega software update this month,

Amazon has confirmed that it will keep using Android as the foundation for Fire TV OS and that the introduction of VegaOS is aimed at lower power hardware, like the new Fire TV Stick 4K Select.