Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish • 2 months ago

“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen

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“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen

arstechnica.com

Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish • 2 months ago

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Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.

Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.

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I think I wouldn’t hate ads so much if they weren’t constantly bombarding us.
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  That plus the gross manipulation techniques they employ for me

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