Court Orders Google To Uninstall a Sideloaded Pirate IPTV App From All Android Devices With an Argentinian IP Address – Didi Rankovic 9/26/24

Source: ReclaimTheNet.org

In Argentina, a court has ordered Google to “reach inside” Android users’ devices with its long censorship arm, and remove an IPTV app called MagisTV – provided those devices have Argentinian IP addresses.

The order is considered unprecedented, and so potentially setting a precedent for other countries, while MagisTV is described as a “pirate app” that users sideload, that is, it can’t be found on Google’s Play Store.

Nevertheless, the authorities and Argentina appear to be implementing a multi-pronged approach to act on behalf of copyright holders. The extraordinary court order comes in concert with local ISPs blocking 69 domains, seemingly targeted for reselling MagisTV subscriptions….

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