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Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] frizop@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

it's not, they started the enshitification process years ago, I threw mine away. In the fucking garbage if you can believe it because it started showing me ads.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Well that sucks. I don't particularly want google or amazon hardware on my network in any capacity, nor do I intend to provide network access to a "smart" TV. Guess that leaves AppleTV, maybe a couple other options, or dedicated media PC.