…and it’s not just entertainment ads either

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.
      • CobblerScholar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        11 months ago

        Is there a good resource to learn how to install that kind of a system for a person who’s tech knowledge ends at one semesters worth of C++?

        • Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
          4·
          11 months ago

          I set one up. My IT skills begin and end with being a millennial that had to troubleshoot what I wanted to get to work before App stores.

          You’ll be fine in general searching “Pihole setup (insert OS here)”. Some minor troubleshooting was necessary in my case, could be an ID10T issue though.

        • NaoPb@eviltoast.orgEnglish
          3·
          11 months ago

          Yes setting up a Pi-Hole should be pretty doable for someone like you. I can’t recomend a specific tutorial off the top of my head, but there should be plenty to find.

          You mainly need a pi running raspbian or a pc running some debian based distro.

    • antimongo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      Yea my Adblock Home (pihole alternative) blocks the ads on my Roku home screen. Now it’s just a big blank box.

      • modus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        What domain list(s) are you using? Mine are still showing up with pihole. I do think some are being blocked, but not all.

        • Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
          3·
          11 months ago

          Firebog.net Ticked lists as a collective, over 10^6 domains long now. Firebog have lists organised by how likely it is to impact general browsing, ticked being least likely (basically do you want to be black listing or white listing).

          • modus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            11 months ago

            Thank you. And good advice about over-doing it. I’ve had people complain about “the internet being broken” on my wifi because of an overly-restrictive pi hole.