READ MORE Five home improvements UK households can make to get \u00a32,000 off energy bill<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n“FACT continues to run nationwide cease-and-desist campaigns targeting sellers and operators of illegal devices, and we\u2019re urging consumers to stay safe by using legitimate platforms.<\/p>\n
“Through the BeStreamWise campaign, which FACT supports, we\u2019re helping people understand the risks of illegal streaming and find trusted, legal alternatives.”<\/p>\n
Using or distributing \u2018jailbroken\u2019 fire sticks is against the law. The maximum punishment is a \u00a31,000 fine \u2013 which could reach \u00a32,000 if you live in Guernsey.<\/p>\n
FACT said it “constantly monitors the digital landscape to combat illegal streaming activities in the UK and Ireland.”<\/p>\n
“We utilise a range of methods to identify individuals engaged in unauthorised businesses that offer access to illegal streams,” it adds in a statement.<\/p>\n
“One of these methods is through our partnership with Crimestoppers to make it as easy as possible to report illegal streaming, and over the past year, we have seen a significant increase in the number of reports directly linked to Fire Sticks and illegal streaming.<\/p>\n
“These reports are then investigated by our Intelligence Unit, and followed up with a rolling programme of action which includes issuing \u2018Cease and Desist\u2019 letters and conducting nationwide \u2018Knock and Talks\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese home visits, undertaken in conjunction with law enforcement, serve to inform individuals about their activities and the immediate need to cease and desist or face further action or prosecution.<\/p>\n
“We also work in close collaboration with law enforcement to gather further evidence to actively pursue legal actions against these criminal entities.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Viewers and owners of the Fire Sticks are being told to on high alert 12:58, 11 Nov 2025Updated…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":570085,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[324,855,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-570084","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-amazon","9":"tag-birmingham","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115548736682318858","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570084\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Amazon Fire TV Stick crackdown begins with UK households facing ‘home visit’<\/p>\n