▲ 698 ▼ Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen (www.techradar.com) submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 271 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] WalkableProgrammer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) What does it look like on your tv after blocking the ads permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Not the guy you replied to, but my LG webos TV worked just fine after I added a whole bunch of domains to my pihole blacklist. Got rid of A LOT of crap from the "homepage". Made it a hell of a lot cleaner and overall more usable. There are compiled lists of domains per brand and per region. Just find one that fits your bill. I use past tense because last week I finally created a kodi box and took the TV offline entirely. Now it's even better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Not the guy you replied to, but my LG webos TV worked just fine after I added a whole bunch of domains to my pihole blacklist. Got rid of A LOT of crap from the "homepage". Made it a hell of a lot cleaner and overall more usable. There are compiled lists of domains per brand and per region. Just find one that fits your bill. I use past tense because last week I finally created a kodi box and took the TV offline entirely. Now it's even better. permalink fedilink source parent