Can you name some models? Between that, and user-space wireguard, I think, there might be a bleak future ahead for ad-blocking.

There is no evidence of this and we would know. Its not easy to hide wireless signals.

No, but there are definitely ones that will try to randomly connect to any open wifi networks if left unattended.

Since you claim "definitely" can you point to one?

I hear this claim a lot but have never actually found even a single one that does.

I don't think there are any? This is always a wild speculation about the hellscape to come in the future in these threads, but as far as I know nothing like this actually exist. My TV I bought last year has never been connected to WiFi and never will be.

At least in Europe having a cell modem would ruin the company, who would pay phone bills? Sure as hell not me.

> who would pay phone bills

Advertisers or data brokers? They’re already subsidizing the purchase price of TVs.

Neither of these things are true.