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Re:GitHub – pi-hole/pi-hole: A black hole for Internet adver... by kmlx on Saturday January 14, 2023 @03:28AM (#34378418)
> but the TV was absolutely packed with ads via the home screen and pop-up toasts

i also have an oled tv from lg and haven’t seen any ads on the home screen but did get 1-2 pop-ups about a year ago. but that’s about it. it’s a 4 year old model, running a webos version that can’t be updated to the latest one. i also bought it in europe.

does anyone know if what the poster describes happens based on continent/country, or webos version? it seems so strange to have such a great panel, pretty much the best OS, and relatively high prices just to spoil it all with ads worth pennies.

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Re:GitHub – pi-hole/pi-hole: A black hole for Internet adver... by oktoberpaard on Saturday January 14, 2023 @06:09AM (#34379280)
Same experience here from another European user. I've only accepted the bare minimum to be able to use and update the TV and its apps. I haven't seen any ads ever, or not that I can remember anyway. Not even recommendations for TV shows and the likes. It's an LG C9 with an older version of webOS. I do see in the DNS logs that the TV and some of the apps connect to analytics domains.
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