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Roku's new ads are egregious even by smart TV standards
Roku is testing unskippable ad videos that play on TV startup, before the homescreen loads. Users are furious and threatening to leave if Roku continues this practice. Roku is one of the more ...
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Roku is testing unskippable video ads, and users are pushing back
Users on Reddit shared their experiences, with many seeing a startup ad featuring the trailer for Moana 2. "I just turned on my Roku and got an unskippable ad for a movie, before I got to the ...
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Roku fans are furious with a new ad shown before you even see the home screen – it's a test for now, but it's not a good sign of things to come
As one poster to r/Roku explained, "I just turned on my Roku and got an unskippable ad for a movie before I got to the regular Roku homescreen." Other Redditors confirmed that they too were ...