What is a dodgy Firestick? How to tell if your Firestick is illegal and what the punishment is

News What is a dodgy Firestick? How to tell if your Firestick is illegal and what the punishment is By Matthew Mohan-Hickson Technology and TV writer Comment Published 20th Nov 2024, 11:03 GMT Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now You could land in some hot water 😬 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues.

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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. Police forces have issued warnings about crackdowns on ‘dodgy’ Firesticks.

You could have bought a jailbroken device without realising. It comes after a man was jailed for selling illegal streaming sticks. Amazon’s massive Black Friday sales are about to begin and you will undoubtedly be able to nab some incredible savings on the online giant’s own products.

Including of course its Firesticks. But you may have heard about ‘dodgy’ and ‘illegal’ ones that can land you in real trouble. A man from Liverpool was recently jailed after being caught selling them.

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