People who own ‘dodgy’ Amazon Fire TV Sticks are now receiving a warning reminding them their viewing habits are, well, dodgy.

The sticks, also called ‘modded’ sticks, see suppliers install unofficial streaming apps, so users can watch costly content for free.

Some 1.5 million adults have illegally streamed in the past six months using jailbroken Amazon Fire TV Sticks, according to a YouGov poll.

Amazon has increasingly cracked down on the knock-off tech, with users now being shown a warning if they’re using an illegal app.

The alert reads: ‘Warning. One or more apps on your device have been identified as using or providing access to unlicensed content, including this app, and will be disabled.

‘To remove this app now, select “Uninstall”.’ Users can, however, simply close the warning

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