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flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 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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flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.
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    I just block all ads at the router level. When looking through the most blocked domains I see a lot from Roku.

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      Im not very computer savvy and currently only have a tablet and a mac mini from 2008.

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        If you’re not tech savy, how do you row row row your bot???

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          Gently down the byte stream

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      How do you do that?

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        Install ad block if you have a GL.iNet router or pihole

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