Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen

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Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen
techradar.com

Ugh. Roku was one of the platforms with fewer ads.

  • Roku will be adding more ads to the home screens of its devices and TVs in the near future.
  • The ads will be interactive and 'shoppable' and will cover a range of industries, including restaurants and cars.
  • Roku already has a significant amount of ads on its home screen, and it is unclear if users will be able to change their preferences for the new ads.
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I just saw enough ads trying to read the damn story

Firefox with uBlock Origin!

I actually have that on my phone but there was still 7-8 ads

Interesting, I didn't see any (aside from links to other articles on the same site).

Oh i see now, it didn't open in an external browser

Ahhh! What app are you using? I use Thunder which uses Custom Tabs which basically means it uses your default default browser but without leaving the app.