Comment on Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads
qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 7 months agoI already have Pi-hole with a bunch of additional lists to be blocked. I also cancelled all streaming services that service ads, and I use Adblock. I still see ads occasionally. What do you suggest for dedicated ad-blocking hardware?
Also, I don’t know what to do about the environmental ads.
Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Make sure you’ve got rules set in your router to redirect Roku’s hardcoded DNS to your custom DNS service.
Some ads can’t be eliminated - for example, if a service delivers ads through the same content servers that the show/movie is coming from.
qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 7 months ago
Custom DNS probably explains how the fucking thing throws a pop-up display informing me that I can watch the movie I’m watching using their Roku app instead if I want to. I was wondering how it knew the name of the movies I have been watching, lol. I will probably just go and reset my WiFi password on my router and 50+ devices, or rip the WiFi antenna out of the TV, not sure which yet.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 7 months ago
yahoo.com/…/roku-looks-into-serving-you-ads-on-wh….
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Roku’s current only saving grace to me is that I can block their shit conveniently. All my Rokus are on my Raspberry Pi in a special group so I can block specific things.