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.
  • Mango@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Step one.

    Buy a thing. It is a good thing.

    1. Oops, now it only works if you pay monthly. Ok maybe they’re doing some upkeep.

    2. Now there’s ads. You’re paying them money, but they want even more so now you’re the product.

    3. Haha it broke! My family tech guy says it’s literally impossible to fix without the cheat codes.

    Final step. Don’t buy the thing again. Don’t buy anything with “terms may be altered. Pray I do not alter them further.” Probably stick to open source.

    • radau@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      Me after getting those dumbass Canary cameras that cost $200 a piece then they completely wrecked the free tier then started giving them away for free to get more subscribers.

      Wyze cams with wz_mini_hacks firmware offline in a VLAN with Frigate and Home assistant from here on out!