SVcrossDO@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoGoogle TV's homescreen video ads now include fast food too9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1127arrow-down1external-linkGoogle TV's homescreen video ads now include fast food too9to5google.comSVcrossDO@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square93fedilinkfile-text
Yeah, because everyone is asking for that. They will force ads into everything they can, because Google is an Ad company.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoIt’s fairly easy to block Roku ads with a Pihole. I’ve got all mine in a special group and all I see is a nice, empty space where the ad should be.
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoTrue. Just saying there is a reason why Google and Roku’s stuff is dirt cheap. The real money is in the ads and selling your data.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoYep, which makes that empty void where an ad should be feel even better
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoAgreed. Although even if you’re blocking the loading of ads, they’re still capturing and selling behavioral data. Also, I have remotes that advertise video services that don’t even exist anymore.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI don’t know about Roku but Google doesn’t sell data, just ads. You can’t go to Google and buy data about users.
It’s fairly easy to block Roku ads with a Pihole. I’ve got all mine in a special group and all I see is a nice, empty space where the ad should be.
True. Just saying there is a reason why Google and Roku’s stuff is dirt cheap. The real money is in the ads and selling your data.
Yep, which makes that empty void where an ad should be feel even better
Agreed. Although even if you’re blocking the loading of ads, they’re still capturing and selling behavioral data. Also, I have remotes that advertise video services that don’t even exist anymore.
I don’t know about Roku but Google doesn’t sell data, just ads. You can’t go to Google and buy data about users.