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- Amazon has begun blocking certain apps from its Fire TV platform for promoting piracy.
- The list of freshly blocked apps includes Blink Streamz, Flix Vision, Live NetTV, and Ocean Streamz.
- The disabled apps can no longer be used, and can only be uninstalled.
Update: June 30, 2025 (8:30 AM ET): Amazon responded to an email inquiry by Android Authority, confirming the steps were in response to the malicious behavior shown by these apps. Here’s a statement by an Amazon spokesperson:
Safeguarding our customers’ security is of the utmost importance, and we regularly monitor for and take action against potentially harmful third-party apps. In this instance, the apps exhibited malicious behavior and were disabled.