Brazil telecom regulator Anatel claims that during an operation last week, it blocked around 80% of country's pirate 'TV boxes'.

Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel claims that during an operation last week, it successfully blocked around 80% of pirate ‘TV boxes’ in the country. Estimates from early 2023 suggest that seven million were active in Brazil. The operation, claimed to be the most significant ever carried out, arrives just weeks after Google & Cisco were criticized for “turning a blind eye” to the IPTV piracy problem.

    • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      1 year ago

      You could install CF on the android box, install vpn and configure DNS to cloudflare or quad9 or something, install Kodi with the right repos, and have full functionality back

      • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        As if 80% of the users would do that. The reality in Brazil might not be what you think, those people aren’t’ tech savvy people, not even close. They’re most likely people who bought a box from someone selling them door-to-door that was it.