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“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen (arstechnica.com)
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[–] drascus@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have a vero-V but honestly the apps are lack luster. Its amazing if you have your own library of content. I saw my first homescreen add on roku yesterday. I am pissed.

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] drascus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

I totally get it I could definitely bypass the ads. However the point is that they are doing it at all. I dont want to use their service if this is going to be their strategy.