This is virtually akin to banning AWS or DO. Hetzner are a legitimate and widely used cloud platform.
This is akin to Google blocking Verizon because of some spam calls. A ridiculous premise that shows huge immaturity on Plex's part.
"a large number of Plex users use the software in violation of its Terms of Service (section "Content and Acceptable Use", bullet items 1 and/or 6), thereforeall userswill henceforth be banned from using Plex."
Nah, actually we as the plex community need to pull our heads out of our asses and remember that the internet was doing just fine before cloud service providers came along.
If you're not self-hosting, it's not your server.
“Never trust a machine you can’t throw out a window.” - Steve Wozniak
Pirates will move to self hosted if they can still turn a profit, which they can.
Self hosting is easy and convenient and doesn't require a lot of technical knowledge. Plex are literally harming their own business model by driving away non-technical users with a sledgehammer solution that no one likes.
This is virtually akin to banning AWS or DO. Hetzner are a legitimate and widely used cloud platform.
This is akin to Google blocking Verizon because of some spam calls. A ridiculous premise that shows huge immaturity on Plex's part.
"a large number of Plex users use the software in violation of its Terms of Service (section "Content and Acceptable Use", bullet items 1 and/or 6), therefore all users will henceforth be banned from using Plex."
Nah, actually we as the plex community need to pull our heads out of our asses and remember that the internet was doing just fine before cloud service providers came along.
If you're not self-hosting, it's not your server.
“Never trust a machine you can’t throw out a window.” - Steve Wozniak
Pirates will move to self hosted if they can still turn a profit, which they can.
Self hosting is easy and convenient and doesn't require a lot of technical knowledge. Plex are literally harming their own business model by driving away non-technical users with a sledgehammer solution that no one likes.
I suspect Plex have a bunch of scary letters from expensive lawyers sat in their office, and this is what they need to do to make them go away.