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Re:Are we going back to the cable days? by shultays on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @04:47PM (#32585534)
After an update, my tv got unavoidable disney ads on its home page. I had to downgrade it and disable updates. And I dont even have Disney app is installed. I consider them to be pretty evil
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Re:Are we going back to the cable days? by incahoots on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @05:20PM (#32585920)
Sounds like you made the mistake of enabling your TV to gain access to a network. There's dozens of articles that spell out why that's a horrible idea, your experience is one of those reasons.

Never allow a television access to your network, you get a dedicated device to do the streaming/airplay/chromecast features and that's it.

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Re:Are we going back to the cable days? by Eddy_Viscosity2 on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @08:02PM (#32587557)
The fact that connecting your TV to the network is a mistake is just more proof of current dystopian trends.
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Re:Are we going back to the cable days? by incahoots on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @05:07PM (#32655075)
You're not wrong but that's the world we find ourselves in. No idea why my comment got down voted considering anyone in the tech industry knows that TVs don't belong on networks.
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