Vega, a new operating system for Amazon’s streaming sticks has led to pushback from consumers. The e-commerce giant seems undeterred.

In a statement to Android Authority, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed that Vega OS isn’t intended to replace Amazon’s older platform, Fire TV OS, but rather to “extend” it. The spokesperson shared the following statement:

Amazon is clamping down on pirated apps on Fire TV Sticks worldwide, blocking illegal streaming platforms amid rising cybersecurity threats and global pressure from sports and media rights holders.The Latest Tech News,

Amazon will block any app that offers access to pirated content, regardless of whether it was downloaded through its Appstore or sideloaded.

Amazon has confirmed that it’s not giving up on Android for its Fire TV lineup just yet, implying that its new Vega OS might focus mainly on low-end or low-power devices.

As Amazon’s crackdown on Fire Stick piracy escalates, as four men were arrested in the UK over an alleged illegal sports-streaming operation.

Amazon is stepping up efforts to curb illegal sports streaming on its Fire TV platform, with plans to block apps identified as providing pirated content across both new and existing devices.

At least two companies that make VPN software are preparing versions of their apps to work on Amazon's new Fire TV operating system, Vega OS. Their arrival, enabled by a Vega software update this month,

Amazon has confirmed that it will keep using Android as the foundation for Fire TV OS and that the introduction of VegaOS is aimed at lower power hardware, like the new Fire TV Stick 4K Select.