TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set.

“The TV business isn’t just about selling TVs anymore. Companies are increasingly seeing viewers, not TV sets, as their most lucrative asset…”

  • @RestrictedAccount
    4•23 days ago

    I just don’t use the smart features. Maybe it’s because I run Pi Hole, but I don’t have any ad issues at all using Apple TV.

    There are ads on YouTube TV, the normal ones you find on broadcast TV or cable, and that is all.