Yep.

And the pay for these things is "access to 500+ TB Jellyfin-like movie services for free"

Of course, it's all pirated out of country. And the pay is being a residential proxy.

And piracy being the only way to actually own, I'm not imaging this will stop anytime soon.

Residential proxies are achieved in many, many ways. The most common is simply people installing software and leaving some checkbox checked, or agreeing to it unknowingly. In the same way that smart TV downloadable apps and games tend to include them.

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ForHackernews 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Wait, so I can have free movies and subvert the adtech business model at the same time? What's the catch?

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warkdarrior 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Exactly my thought. For, say, $50/month I can get a second ISP to my house, host the proxy (and only that) on that link, and enjoy free movies. It is cheaper than having 2-3 streaming service subscriptions.

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xp84 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

ehh, subvert is a stretch. But yes, you too can be a minor accessory to scams run by thieves to rob advertisers, with enriching the world's largest ad company as a side-effect. Not exactly a Robin Hood situation given that tons of the advertisers being robbed are just normal small developers trying to get their apps out there.

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dist-epoch 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

These residential proxies are also used by scrapers. From scraping stores to scalp merchandise, to scrapers of data for AI training.

	▲	mitxela an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Sounds awesome, what's the catch?