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An ad giant wants to control your next TV’s OS (arstechnica.com)
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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

there used to be a secret menu for Roku where you could disable home screen ads

That's the first link. If it no longer works, I guess Roku isn't an option anymore. 😟

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I should clarify: the secret menu can still be navigated to and the options there set. But ads now appear regardless. I went back into the menu and verified the options hadn't changed (they hadn't). It's like Roku has gotten wind of the exploit and 'fixed' their OS to ignore those options.