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Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like (www.theverge.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/51856491

Here’s how to opt out.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20251027141201/https://www.theverge.com/report/806797/samsung-family-hub-smart-fridge-ads-opt-out

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[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Cool, they're giving me a free $2,000 fridge? Because there's no way I'd have that fridge otherwise.

[-] 3abas@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

There's a future coming where every fridge sold will come with a screen for ads, and not necessarily any other smart features.

Once people accept this shit, there's no going back.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 8 points 6 days ago

I have never bought a fridge in my life. When I bought this house the owner just left the current fridge behind it has no branding at all and is basically a white box. The only smart feature it has is that it beeps if you leave the door open (although honestly it's not really much use since it only starts beeping after 10 minutes which I feel like is too long).

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

I sure hope not, it's hard enough to find nonsucking TVs, I really don't want to have to find an "industrial" fridge just to get a regular one.

[-] Horsey@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I can totally see it going the same general way as TVs.

[-] 3abas@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

If it has a screen, theyll put ads on it. If it doesn't have a screen, they'll add a screen, then put ads on it.

[-] asg101 1 points 6 days ago

I would pry the screen off and dig out the WIFI device if it came down to no other option.

this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2025
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