Post B6kzbrlfcMiGW5bpnk by the5thColumnist@ottawa.place
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 (DIR) Post #B6jUCoIu4IRinRlZWS by dangillmor@mastodon.social
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       More and more, technology companies take for granted that they, not you, are in charge of how you use what they "sell" -- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/roku-oss-home-screen-now-features-a-large-permanent-ad/For the moment, they're right.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6jUn1QekNaTvbexn6 by thomastraynor@social.linux.pizza
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       @dangillmor Give me a dumb TV and I will add a device that doesn't flood me with ads.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6kzbrlfcMiGW5bpnk by the5thColumnist@ottawa.place
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       @dangillmor So it is. We never noticed because it is easy to ignore so we just use our ROKU  normally. WHAT IS annoying are pop-ups that prevent you from doing anything without dealing with them in some way. This is no more intrusive than print newspaper and magazine ads that are easily ignored. A lot more egregious thing to worry about in the online and tech world.