Google blocks YouTube access from Amazon's streaming devices

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ALPHABET Inc's Google pulled support for its YouTube video service from Amazon.com Inc's streaming-media devices, citing the Internet retailer's failure to make Amazon Prime Video available through Google's gadgets and the recent halt of the sale of some Nest products on its website.

Google began blocking YouTube access via the Echo Show, Amazon's smart speaker with a touchscreen, on Tuesday and will stop supporting YouTube on Amazon's Fire TV set-top box on Jan 1.

In a statement, a Google representative said that it is taking the action because the YouTube apps on Amazon products are not made by Google, like the YouTube app on the iPhone is, and the retail giant does not sell some Google products, such as Chromeca…