Briongloid@aussie.zone to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agoPlex will be blocking access from at least one VPS providerimgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square166fedilinkarrow-up1290arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1283arrow-down1external-linkPlex will be blocking access from at least one VPS providerimgur.comBriongloid@aussie.zone to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square166fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerentar42@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoThat’s a big if. Hetzner isn’t some tiny piracy haven. it’s a well known and very popular German hosting company. Even if it’s popular with those resellers, it’s certainly also popular with others. And Plex has ways to identify the problematic hosts. why don’t they just shut those down?
minus-squarephillaholiclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI’m just speculating, but maybe the vast majority of people running on VPS are doing these things. Idk if it’s even allowed in their terms of service.
That’s a big if. Hetzner isn’t some tiny piracy haven. it’s a well known and very popular German hosting company.
Even if it’s popular with those resellers, it’s certainly also popular with others.
And Plex has ways to identify the problematic hosts. why don’t they just shut those down?
I’m just speculating, but maybe the vast majority of people running on VPS are doing these things. Idk if it’s even allowed in their terms of service.