My dog tore up the remote so we were forced to use the roku app to control the tv.

They’re showing ads on the remote app. It feels like we can never escape this dystopian hellacape.

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Setup a pi-hole, you’ll never be happier.

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Doesn’t help with YouTube, has to be constantly updated, requires more tech know-how than the average person, unfortunately. Most people don’t feel comfortable digging around in their modem settings.

We need more consumer protections. The floor is too low.

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Not that hard to get it to auto update if you’re already techie enough to set it up.

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Big “if” for most people tbh

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this ad in particular goes through it. I have one and set up my phone to use it.

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That’s because it’s a menu button, not an ad

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Sun tzu once said a menu button that leads to an ad is considered an ad

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