Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish • 4 months ago

“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen

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“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish • 4 months ago

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Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.

Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.

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We had one on our TV the other day. This will absolutely be our last Roku.

In the meantime I immediately installed PiHole, to block all their ads.
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  This is the way.

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