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Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen (www.techradar.com)

submitted 1 year ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Ugh. Roku was one of the platforms with fewer ads.

Roku will be adding more ads to the home screens of its devices and TVs in the near future.
The ads will be interactive and 'shoppable' and will cover a range of industries, including restaurants and cars.
Roku already has a significant amount of ads on its home screen, and it is unclear if users will be able to change their preferences for the new ads.

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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Anyone ever read the short story "Sales pitch" by Philip K. Dick?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Wild idea - if you’re concerned about ads, maybe don’t buy the streaming box or TV that puts permanent ads on its remotes.

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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, that sucks. That will definitely drive me elsewhere.

Like a modified Android TV or Apple TV or something

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[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

What would one recommend as more of a custom build version of these with a way to connect a convenient remote (smartphone or otherwise)? Alternatively is there a way to sort of jailbreak many of them, or does that just become more cumbersome?

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I guess I get to ad more devices to my pfsense Adblock rule

[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I only use my Roku streaming stick for Youtube and Plex. Should be easy enough to replace with a mini-PC or equivalent, if it really becomes bad enough.

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