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Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. (arstechnica.com)

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

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[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months 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.

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