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The home page of my $1700 smart TV has a full page ad about watching ads (sh.itjust.works)

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I just finished setting up a custom router with dns ad blocking. Next comes a media player so I can purge this smart TV filth from my household.

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[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

I’ve been recommending physically snipping radios, but that can cause issues if you don’t understand what you’re doing. Any chance you know whether it’s possible to simply delete drivers and backups on modern smart tvs? Mine is ancient, so I have no clue what they’re doing to y’all, nowadays.

[-] TheBeesKnees@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 days ago

Personally, I don't have the energy to go to such lengths. My "good enough" has been using AdGaud Home as a network-wide DNS blocker and connect my smart TV to it. It's been great so far.

Plus, I get the bonus of seeing how much gets blocked.

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