Comment on Are Expensive TVs Actually Better? An Analysis of TV Prices and Review Scores

• acosmichippo@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  you can opt out of all that stuff. They bury the options deep in the settings but you can do it and it works.

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  • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    While there are usually options to opt out, past behavior has shown that manufacturers can’t be trusted. It starts with opting you in by default, and trying to trap you into one sided terms of service that you can’t even see until you’ve “agreed” by opening the box. However most manufacturers have been caught ignoring these options in the past, so we have no reason to trust they won’t again. Especially here in the US where what little consumer protection we used to have is being shut down

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