Roku Plans to Inject Ads via HDMI: Adblocking is COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED, and your duty as a citizen
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Offensive vocabulary
00:27 - Why I use the vocabulary that I do
01:22 - Old news on Roku
01:52 - Roku's new patent forcing ads on users using HDMI inputs
02:15 - Reading Roku's patent
02:42 - Cat
03:10 - Back to my point...
03:13 - How people justify ads - you're not paying
03:45 - Roku wishes to insert ads into content I paid for, on a television I paid for
04:30 - Why I connect a Linux computer to my television
04:40 - MY BIAS WHEN DISCUSSING ADVERTISING
05:36 - Why adblock is completely justified
05:53 - This is an example of changing the terms of the sale
06:15 - Consent & terms of sale
06:30 - I don't use my TV's built in applications because of ads in spying
09:10 - Going over ads again
10:12 - People claim that we signed up for this - WE DID NOT!
10:58 - No, we're not paranoid, your TV sells your data by default.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Offensive vocabulary
00:27 - Why I use the vocabulary that I do
01:22 - Old news on Roku
01:52 - Roku's new patent forcing ads on users using HDMI inputs
02:15 - Reading Roku's patent
02:42 - Cat
03:10 - Back to my point...
03:13 - How people justify ads - you're not paying
03:45 - Roku wishes to insert ads into content I paid for, on a television I paid for
04:30 - Why I connect a Linux computer to my television
04:40 - MY BIAS WHEN DISCUSSING ADVERTISING
05:36 - Why adblock is completely justified
05:53 - This is an example of changing the terms of the sale
06:15 - Consent & terms of sale
06:30 - I don't use my TV's built in applications because of ads in spying
09:10 - Going over ads again
10:12 - People claim that we signed up for this - WE DID NOT!
10:58 - No, we're not paranoid, your TV sells your data by default.
Ha-ha, SponsorBlock has has a segment marked as "important": 2:42 - Cat.
Now I'll watch it with my CZcams premium with this TV so i can get ads... This is really nonsense, HOW DOES THEY THINK???
People used to put clinton into sponsorblock. Mr. Clinton is glad sponsorblock has rectified this glitch.
we need an open source jailbreak of roku
3:20 how did i not pay for my content ? i literally pay every month for my internet and tv... this reason is just complete nonsense
Ads are screen pollution. I don't know of anybody who clicks on ads to buy something.
There was an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force where Shake was clicking a bunch of popup ads on Frylock's computer. It was at that moment that I realized that billboards are huge popup ads by the road.
The only times I've ever clicked ads is when they do that stupid shit with the close button not lining up so you miss click. I think its called Dark patterns or something.
Over 99% of the ads I've clicked in my life were accidental clicks.
Research shows that simply having a person see your ad, even for a second, makes them more likely to purchase your product in the future, so that's probably the logic they're using. All they care about is being seen.
I've made a self-rule never to buy any of the products that show up in ads
Ah yes, forced hardware ads. Perfect use of the engineers' and developers' skills and knowledge.
True innovation!
If you can inject ads, what about bad actors injecting viruses? I'm against it all.
@@mazraelventacus914would definitely happen. I remember refusing to use adblocker, wanting to ensure sites got paid to stay free....until the sites made it very clear they were doing nothing to stop virus loading ads on them.
Got an ad blocker and never looked back.
Internet can actually be quite nice when you can find the actual content.
@@mazraelventacus914 You have it backwards. If you can inject viruses, what about bad actors injecting ads?
This is like some dystopian future world similar to idiocracy. Mandatory advertisements. I wonder when they will require your eyeballs to be uncovered and pointed towards the screen for the duration of a 30 second ad before they allow the youtube video to continue playing. They could do this with eye-tracking already you know.
"They don't care about consent... They just want you to comply..."
Cat shows up to demonstrate.
That cat is a rapist.
people used to want ways to convert a "normal" TV into a Smart TV (Google, firestick etc), now in the future people will want to convert Smart TVs into Conventional TVs
Hell, I even have a name for it: TV Lobotomizer
I can confidently say that I will never buy a brand new tv for the rest of my life... It's actually kinda sad...
This honestly has me wondering how to "jailbreak" my TV and make it dumb, lol. It may be something needed in the future.
Just don't use internet on your tv
We've come full circle 😂
advertising has turned into straight-up harassment now
And the worst part is that we're paying for it ! You can buy a 1000$ phone and it will still display ads on the menus, UI. A 5000$ tv and half the UI is an ad. 15$ a month for CZcams premium ? Here's some sponsors ! 15$ a month for spotity ? Here's an ad for our family plan !
It's ridiculous
I had a decent smart TV stopped working after 3 years
@@JaceKeller This isn't the fault of the tv manufacturer though, spotify and youtube are external services they don't control.
aka harassvertising
@@JaceKeller I did not mind the splash ad on the kindle fire open screen. It was not in the way of anything I wanted to do and for the price point and build quality of the device it was a fair compromise. Everything it showed was PG rated and it did a good job of avoiding hotbutton topics when I was using that device.
But with that being said with the amount of ads on anything browser related anymore it is all but impossible to use them without a slew of adblockers.
I miss the era where the internet wasn't controlled by like 10 companies
How about when the internet was controlled by the US military?
@corvus8638 well they arent designing ways to serve me ads on every single thing i own so i can at least give them that
Freenet
@@corvus8638 I think they're reminiscing about that in between era where it was basically the wild west for nerds.
I remember in late 90s when the internet was free and virgin, you could watch pictures for free, say anything you wanted on every site you wanted and download all music, movies and cartoons for free whenever you wanted. Then came the parasites in suits, monetizing and copyrighting everything. Now? I can't even leave a comment on Steam without being forced to have money deposited into my account. Of course, as soon as I saw that I immediately deleted my Steam account and now I'm playing all games that I ever wanted because I've pirated them and nobody stresses me anymore with retarded rules and regulations...
There will be a time when we won't even be allowed to click the mouse without pouring few cents into the bank accounts of mobsters (companies, governments, military, etc). Hell, we won't even be allowed to breathe without the written consent of these psychopaths that rule the world. Just wait and see!
This literally makes me think of that movie Idiocracy where they made TV's bigger so you could have the same size show but have ads around the border of the show.
I swear society has been slowly following the progress of that movie like an instruction manual lol
Stop giving them ideas.
Thats an NFL game
Ahhhh yeah haha that's insane.
@@darkknight097without even knowing it.
Once upon a time, cable television was ad free. That cable bill paid monthly covered the cost of maintaining it, and providing entertainment. Then the cable companies grew and got greedy. Their billing rates grew, and they started including advertisements in what was once promoted as ad free content. At first it was content related to the channel, then national franchises, and now it includes ads from Joe's Garage down the street. So canceled my cable subscriptions, and started streaming paid streaming networks. And now, they are injecting ads into what was only a short time ago, ad free. I haven't watched television for going on fourteen years. Do I own a TV? Yes, but I use it exclusively for streaming add free content. On very few occasions, and only if it is a very good movie, or show, will I opt to watch an ad paid program. But it is my choice, not theirs. I can always say no, and purchase a license to watch it ad free. Sometimes I do, if it is a very good movie. Needless to say, I have a very large movie library that I can choose from, royalties paid, no ads, and everyone is happy, except for the advertising companies. Screw them!
You mean channels like HBO, Skinamax, ect? Normal cable TV always had ads, you're insane.
@@dankyjoker How old are you? In the 20s? Cable TV started in the 1970s, long before you were a glimmer in your dad's eyes. Ever heard of On TV? I didn't think so. It was completely add free, paid by monthly subscription. Oh, and it predates Showtime,. HBO, Cinimax, etc.
@@jaytoney3007 on TV was a UHF scramble that showed movies and porn and some sports. It was HBO+ before HBO was a thing. Saying that was 'CABLE TV' is a misnomer at least and an out right lie at best. Also, for most of it's lifespan, it was only On the Air for limited time each day. You are an old boomer who can't remember the good ole days were shit.
@@jaytoney3007 either way, it doesn't matter. Go with love, fellow human.
The fact that this could lead to Adblocking CABLES is insane...
It will speed up the day when HDMI is completely hacked and there are recipes online for raspberry pi or equivalent solutions to neutralize the HDMI crap.
Unfortunately, the ads would come into existence beyond the cable, at the TV end. I wish I could buy an ad-block-cable 😖
Simple solution is to have something that generates moving images when you pause your content, job done.
Just wait till you find out the HDMI out on those TV's also serve an Internet connection. So connecting via HDMI to a PC, can result in the PC Internet connection being shared across the HDMI cable to the TV. Do packet capture next time you get bored and watch that bus/interface in cli debugger
@@stage6fan475 I'm already running a Pihole and I added an adlist for Roku when I saw this thumbnail.
The ads are getting out of control. I had a dream a while back where I called 911 for an emergency and had to listen to an ad before I could talk to an operator.
Coming soon 2026
what was the ad for? mens briefs?
Well, Death Wish adds may be helpful for the R*pe hotline.
Listen, i know you're being serious and that's really messed up so I'm sorry i laughed when i read this.
That’s now a thing for 911 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania basically
One thing it seems few people remember is the visceral disgust people in the US and western nations people felt at the living conditions in Soviet Russia, and DDR Germany. Largely many of us even agree with some of the principles they espoused like economic fairness and that workers should be respected.
What horrified many people was the constant monitoring of normal citizens. Surveillance o daily habits, phone conversations, mail, conversations electronically tapped, informants paid to report on variances in activity. (All things happening in modern Russia, China, and North Korea btw.)
We're allowing companies to form this same setup with a different excuse but the identical potential for abuse.
Their fears were warranted tho because of the OSS aka the CIA destabilizing nations.
We found the one youtuber this isn't a shill. We must protect this man.
The mere description of that HDMI ad insertion angered kitty beyond measure.
That is my headcannon.
The cat heard Louis describing the patent, and barged in like "ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!? "IS THIS REAL" "BLEEP ROKU" "I AM SO MAD"
fk yeah thats some pissed off pussay!
Clinton always has great commentary on today's issues in the digital sphere
It imploded my poor kitties brain
Reject TVs and HDMI. Embrace monitors and DisplayPort.
Return to monke, return to CRT, life good
Pin this.
@@chrono0097 Nah man I don't want to come back to that. Modern high refresh rate IPS/OLED monitors is where it's at.
Yep...I only own monitors. Simple basic devices that have HDMI/Displayport inputs only. HDCP disabled. Use only open source software to play videos. Pirate videos if necessary to get them into a format those can play.
NEC 991 fe with vga. dug it out of the closet and loving it again 20 years later.
Like many of us who bought whole collections of DVDs, why would I give a TV manufacturer permission to use my internet to serve me ads?
This is why I have advocated for Plex and adblockers for more than a decade. Plex with an external antenna also allows me to block commercials on OTA TV.
Keep up the good work, Louis!
Thanks to your pedagogy, I unplugged from the net my mum's smart tv.
You're a good man.
As someone who works at a tech retailer, I'll be steering people away from Roku products to the best of my ability.
do you have good suggestions for a replacement?
Great way to fight back. You're on the frontlines.
@NoahGooder yeah just use your TV as a second computer monitor
@@NoahGooderbuy an old laptop. Remove battery and plug directly into wall. Install linux + hdmi
@@loreaver3882 oh I was expecting I was going to need an rpi but I have a laptop that would be perfect for that if i can find all the needed cables.
Turning off WiFi on my tv and avoiding updates has been my best decision
VLAN it into the void dimension
I'm predicting soon tvs will come out of the box not working until you connect to the net, kinda like windows and making a microsoft account
My Hisense/ROKU TV has never been connected to wifi but it has an internal wireless that can't be disabled. I would be *zero* surprised if it were perpetually scanning for open networks.
I do the same thing, however I will check on firmware reviews if the upgrade shows promise and increased stability; before applying an update.
@@outhouse.wholesaler Boycott TV companies that do this.
So i bought a copy of last duel on bluray (not 4k) and imagine my surprise when i saw no unskippable movie trailers at the start of the disc. No unnecessary cruft. The only complaint i could muster was, why are they still showing the "piracy is illegal" message to me? A person who just bought an original disc. Still, its an improvement on what we had before.
Just an FYI. The program VLC does not respect DVD restrictions. So it won't lock you out of fast-forward etc. I HATE that DVDs and Blu-rays can lock you out of pause fast forward and rewind, that shouldn't be a thing!
VLC is great! @@JacobP81
So, the thing that angered me the most about the patent is that even though platforms can choose to do their own user experience, Roku has to go out of their way to say we're going to interrupt the PS5 for instance, which Sony should get to control their own xperience, but they don't because Roku would shove with ads that Sony doesn't get any control over.
It's effectively saying no one gets to control the user experience on our TV through the HDMI ports, which is bad. It's like that free TV where they made you watch ads and sell your data for a free TV. Basically malware.
If this ever becomes an actual product, I hope Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo come together and sue Roku for damages to their brand.
god imagine the algorithm malfunctioning and locking up your tv during a ranked match
just wanted to add real quick: in regards to roku's forced abritration, I was unsure exactly what to include in THE PHYSICAL LETTER they require, since some of the terms were vague. I contacted support and the only way to do so was either via telephone or via web chat. On the chat, I asked how to decline the arbitration, whether or not a receipt was actually required or not/how to find out if I needed to include a receipt and if so, how to opt out if I don't have the receipt because the actual article said I MAY need a receipt included in the PHYSICAL MAIL. All of this to say, I was told REPEATEDLY to "Just accept the terms". After 15 minutes of this loop of "I dont want to please answer my question" and "shut up and do as youre told", I finally asked how I could refund my tv, and was told to call.
absolutely worthless
Unbelievable! And unfortunately it s only going to get worse, which is why I deleted windows a year ago without 2nd thought. It's and absolute 💩 show we have to face and deal with nowadays, and our freedom is being taken away by force. After 2020 things have gotten even worse, and at a rapid pace too. Good luck making it to 2030, cuz this 💩 can't fly for so long. We might see some form of war before then because you'll have those that will follow blindly VS those who won't accept this BS
Rapist mentality. Fuck Roku
Advocate for change: Raise awareness about the issue of forced arbitration by sharing your story on social media, contacting local news outlets, or reaching out to lawmakers who may be able to introduce legislation addressing this issue
A huge part of the problem with forced arbitration is that companies are getting even more bold once they enact it. I used to have pretty consistently good customer service experiences with all of the major brands I shopped with but these days I can't even get a simple question answered without jumping through hoops and having to get rude. Even then they just aren't helpful, the usual answer nowadays is something along the lines of "the system is working as intended on our end".
To be cliche: sue? You haven't accepted the conditions, so you haven't agreed to forced arbitration, and now they won't even talk about declining, so they are essentially disabling your TV and refusing a refund.
the internet without an ad blocker is a horrid place!!!!!
Internet without a working adblocker is what hell probably is like.
One of the big issues is that the ads are so terrible, pointless and mistargeted. Oh, and it's not like most of us have any extra money lying around anymore waiting to be consumed by frivolous impulse purchases.
My work computer doesn't let use install an ad blocker, and I keep getting surprised at how unusable certain websites are without it.
I remember when i decided to block ads. Year 2003, i try to enter my credentials to log in to some local email/news site. Then computer froze for a minute and whole site slided to the sides to show me an ad of a car with full soimd. I couldn't do anything, computer was getting louder and louder due to stress and then boom, bluescreen. That was the very moment when i googled "how to block ads".
@@Spencer-wc6ew time to click some unsafe ad links
I wrote my own CZcams ad 'skipper.' But, you sent me on such a rabbit hole today, and now I'm on the OPNsense path. Love you!
Agreed, I've seen this slimy process happen over and over since the 1970s. 2.5 to 3 channels was nice had lots in common with other people as we all watched the same shows and for FREE + Ads. Then cable came in with the promise of more channels and no adds. They then got greedy and started to double dip pay for no adds + they put adds back in.
Now you have to pay to see one football game + adds because its on a streaming service you don't have. Its got way out of hand with HDMI adds etc.
Movie Theaters (some) even force local adds instead of previews. I pay for that 12.00 popcorn to get away from the adds not buy new ones.
The elitist approach of "you should have bought a more expensive thing, then" really makes me mad.
Are they trying to say you have to be rich to enjoy privacy or things that work as intended? That shiz can f-off.
thats the best part, even his $3700 lg telly has all of that garbage built into it
there is no escape
Also, as has been pointed out, if you buy the expensive one it STILL HAS THIS GARBAGE. They don't want some of the money they want all of it. They want to monetize everything. If they could monetize your dreams they would do that also.
@@Immudzen I suspect Elon's Neuralink will scrape data from dreams and waking life to serve us even more ads. Perhaps right into our brains?
What would prevent Neuralink from changing the user agreement after it has been implanted?
I bought an expensive LG OLED and just like Louis said, it's configured to spy on you anyway out of the box.
I refuse to even provide it an Internet connection. It doesn't need one. It has a single job, which is to display whatever image that a connected device tells it to display, and no Internet is required for this to function. F off, LG.
most of the people saying that are bit rich people but poor and spoiled
Even if you don't go with the argument that it's scummy to inject ads into paid content, what Roku is doing is injecting ads into other companies' content... Which last I checked, monetizing someone else's work without consent from that person or party is not allowed.
Which is one reason it only plays ads if you pause; the argument then being that the work isn't being shown when paused.
What a shitty way to argue for ads customised based on said paused content.
@@juhor.7594 Well, yes. There's another 'fun' option where they partner with the media's owners and split the ad profits. Which may give them the cover to throw ads in unprompted and/or disallow unpausing until the ad runs. Yay buffering!
The fundamental problem is, of course, as Louis points out: your stuff is, increasingly, not yours.
CRTC in Canada might need to be complained to ! :( forget it they are all part of these companies !
The definition of Harassment lines up perfectly with the behavior we see from companies regarding advertisements and personal privacy.
Louis, here is a couple of idea.
Do a review of a display only panel that can be trusted. No receiver, no smart capability etc... A big ass dumb monitor. That is what we want.
Alternatively...
Let's co-lab and do a howto video of building your own display.
They are stupendously simple these days to make. In essence, you need a lcd pannel, and a driver board. Add a microcontroler and a dac to deal with audio if one does not have an av receiver. Actually, I think most controller board have a built in dac. And while we are at it, build it with a linear psu that does not break like that switch mode crap.
Never in my life have I ever bought something from clicking an ad.
As seen on"TV" 하 하 하 오 오 오 ! !!!
I bought some chinese polyhedral dice bc im stupid, that's literally it
Same. I've used an adblocker for many years at this point - but I worked a front-desk gig way back about 10 years ago - and we have the radio on throughout the entire day - so I listened to a bunch of the same ads 37-ish hours/week - for months on end. Never bought any of the products/services featured.
Never underestimate how stupid people are. Even if 2.7% of all users click on or even buy the product some exec will say it’s worth it
I haven't either thats why I don't understand why there are so many ads everwhere. Most of them feel like malware at this point
"who are you talking to, human? give me affection instead! hurry up, it´s urgent!"
Cat demands you; you must comply there is no other option.
Cats are just jealous gold-diggers. Go wherever they get the best deal and cry when they're not the centre of attention 😂
@@Kx0195 My cats watch Louis Rossmann religiously. (They may or may not be affiliated with a cat army 🤷♀️⁉️) ... All I know for certain is 1. Never underestimate cats 2. They don't like ads interfering with their viewing pleasure 3. The "slight" you delivered reminded them to go outside and slay a few mice. This may or may not be a ritualistic sacrifice... (just wanted you to know this "FYI" ⚡️🙀⚡️)
@@Kx0195 indeed I always make that joke to my friends about their children, dogs or cats. They require your attention now all things must be revolved around them. You have no choice you are their pet. Will not suffice with children, but you know, cats and dogs.ROFL
No, the cat was angered that Roku would do something like this.
I've never ONCE clicked an ad to buy something while watching a CZcams video or any other kind of video, I want to watch my show that I'm paying a subscription service fee for, nothing else.
You literally work for the benefit of the common man, thank you for your efforts
Ok so AMD is forced to not opensource HDMI 2.1 driver while the HDMI forum supports this
Exactly
What AMD should do is open up as much of it as they can and leave the rest in a well compile binary that would be easy as possible to reverse engineer. I'm betting it's the HDMI forum trying to preserve their control over what you can watch and how via HDCP. Would love to see how they react to someone leaking all the master keys to that ripoff scheme. Might as well wait for the DMCA to get fixed. Note I am NOT advocating for anything unlawful. So nothing above should be acted on in any unlawful way. Work to get the bad laws changed first if needs be.
I haven’t actually looked into it but I don’t think hdmi has anything to do with it nor the forum any ground to prevent such a thing. The tv can already display whatever it wants over your input feed and can see whatever it’s displaying. It’s just waiting for the display to mostly freeze and hit you with ads is my guess
@@skyler7319that's might be true for Louis' rant but what Peter said is still 100% true. AMD was prohibited from open sourcing information due to the people behind HDMI. Switch to DisplayPort.
@@skyler7319 It's a violation of the HDMI license.
I'd rather have no TV at all than a TV that forcibly inserts ads. That is an absolute no-go.
I agree. I worked hard to get this nice looking TV. That I only watch content I like.
They don't get to get money effortless from ads from me. If they want money they will have to get a fucking job.
I will block all ads in my house there is.
I will even install a modded youtube client which blocks ads or jailbreak any devices and hack them.
With cases like this, a 50INCH gaming monitor would become more interesting.
especially with most modern TV's mandating you use one of those boxes for TV. instead the COAX cable
No TV at all is an excellent and life-enhancing option irrespective of forced ads. They just make it even more compelling.
Same here. Time to return to CRT
@@hedgehogform I block ads to, I am very hostile to ads. I'm a really hard person to sell to cuz I actively block ads and am not gonna trust some silk suited c-suite to tell me what I need in my life
I've had a smart TV for years, and will never connect it to my Wi-Fi, it's predatory what these companies think it's okay to get away with. Thanks for the great video Louis 🙏
Thank you Louis. I've been watching since well before lockdown and your ideas are always worth hearing.
2:42 Cat determining that the pause event has occurred in order to insert self promotion and advertisement xD
I accept cat advertisement with joy 😂
@@Superoxidedismutase777 Catvertisement?
Cutest advertisement interruption ever 😻
@@Vandassar perfect!!!!
The only kind I will totally enjoy! ✊😸
Ad on a cable is overabuse on any object 💀💀💀
Imagine having an ad while playing a game on a console 💀💀💀
Like you're a sniper waiting for someone on the other team to cross your path... So Roku detects that you're "paused" and plays an ad on top of your game.
And you miss a guy crossing your path.
Your teammates will be pissed.
Don't give the big tech corpos any ideas.
Pretty sure rhey already did that with one of the nba 2k games, and assassin's creed.
Saying that. I think it was only a few years ago where some devs (Possibly EA) decided to run ads in actual games citing it was for better immersion as the real sports when watched on TV have ads.
Recent assassin’s creed had ads when you pause.
Cat makes a good point.
Im sold. blocking all the adds that I can and leaving platforms/ services that collect, sell, or advertise.
Thank you so much Louis Rossmann. Please continue doing what you do. Also, keep to the routine and the fitness stuff I think I remember you talking about in a previous video, because we NEED people like you on Earth as long as possible. Just like when we lost Frank Zappa in the 90s; wonderful intelliegence lost. Seriously, thank you for being a voice, a POWERFUL voice for awareness and protecting our rights!
They all need to be put in jail. For invasion of privacy, for lost of opportunity in stolen time, for malicious conduct, for misleading terms of sale, for criminal harassment.
Hold corporate executives accountable? What planet are you living on?
I'm seriously asking, because I'm living on one where we're happily letting them destroy the environment, mine every resource to extinction and ruin people's health for profit.
And for underpayment.
A 15 second ad on youtube is worth $0.003, that makes $0.72 per hour or $115.20 per month.
Way below any minimum salary.
blame the dudes that repealed net neutrality for this one, that's what made it legal to basically defraud us and lie through terms of service.
Everyone thought net neutrality was a good thing, but then it caused stuff like children being sold online through major shipping sites.
@@hubertnnn??? Why are you equating watching ads with working at a job?
@@4.0.4 Cose both are using my time to get something. Job exchanges time for money, and ads exchange time for content, that I could otherwise buy with money,
5 years ago, Facebook gave me an ad for the diarrhea pills that I had to take while I was in the hospital getting chemo. Deleted my account and installed an Adblocker on the spot.
good decision. how r u doing today? u beat the cancer ?
Yeah, I’m good thanks for asking. Cancer free now.
Congrats keep living a spirited life, this is the key to health.
It seems debt collectors use data similarly to your situation to decide when to call/harass their target. I cannot tel you how many “coincidences” there have been lately where I’ve said or mentioned purchasing this or that, and then debt collectors call. When I wake up and start using my phone a minute later they call.
Paid attention and it seems there’s sick, disgusting patterns to this.
I recently watched some videos on CZcams where a democrat was explaining why medicare for all was a good idea. I got adds that made it seem like I had visited a far left extremist website when I was trying to show my grandma a G-rated music video. I also got a sensitive content do you wish to proceed warning when I tried to watch a youtube video talking about how the housing market was way over-valued but I didn't get this warning when I watched a clip from the "Kickass" movie where a 10 year old vigilante girl brutally murders several gangsters. I then got a bunch of creepy adds. I generally don't watch violent movies but Kickass is one of those dark comedy movies thats so bad its good. I realized I had to use addblock on CZcams so people didn't get the wrong impression.
@@airsicklowlander7756 fight the good fight, keep your diet healthy and avoid stress, no adictons, alcohol, cigs etc, toxic people, level 1 basics to avoid illness.
Lots of people I lost were addicted to something and they never listen nor care to live life, when they hit bottom they begged to live ... should've think ahead now it's too late.
Have a good one
imagine getting in your car and you cant start it up and drive away without watching an ad
Preach it brother Rossman! Spread the Word!
You remember that episode of Black Mirror where that guy is forced to watch those ads on every wall in his apartment, so much so that it literally tracks his eyes to make sure he's watching? I think its cute how we all collectively thought how terrible and dystopian that inevitable future is in advance.
Why do you think facebook was so keen on getting that eyeball tracking to work for their VR headsets, before they even had the leg stuff figured out? ;)
Predictive programming.
Car jackers will expand into eyeball jacking to sell anomality. Or will your new eyes give you funeral home adds????
There are currently patents filed for certain companies, TV companies in particular that have eyeball tracking enabled so they will be able to tell if you're looking at the screen and if you are not they will pause the ad until you are looking at the screen again
I love how these corporations are so dead set in creating literal hell for a few extra cents of profit.
Good guy Roku encouraging people to learn how to host their own private media servers.
Edit: It's not a corrective solution. It's a preventative solution. Meaning, if you set up a home media server, it empowers you to buy something else to watch movies on. If you already own a Roku TV, you have to try something else.
I already do that...Gentoo server that already runs everything on my network anyway.
What type of server/software are you using? I wanted to get something decent because my setup is really basic (and yet it's still better than roku) @@StormsparkPegasus
@@StormsparkPegasusGENTOO 🤣🤣🤣
Great comment. 😆
But you have to watch your media server on something though right? Wasn't he saying that the tv will put ads in the signal coming in to the hdmi port? So even if you plug your own media server in via hdmi, your tv will insert ads?
Thanks man for bringing this to attention.
The more resistance you have the right direction you heading. Stay strong!
I 1000% appreciate that u go ahead and make videos like this
Engineer of 12 years here. If my company ever asked me to make this product i would refuse. It is so inportant that engineers start refusing this type of crap. Do not build this garbage, its your responsibility!
Seriously, there's a reason they put us through ethics courses in college ...
It is, except China will just do it anyway 🤷♂️
The church next door just had me hook up their Roku TV's for Zoom using HDMI. I don't think they are going to like it when ads start playing during church service.
nice point! this might make them stop, they dont want the church crusading against them
detecting wether content is paused is an infringement of privacy law, end of patent
Why is that an end of the patent? You don't understand law much, do you? Privacy laws apply to the *act*. A more accurate statement would be: Companies cannot implement these patents due to infringements of privacy laws.
@@lastfm4477 You said what i meant, and since you understand apparently did not fail in my sentence structure.
therefore i don't understand the need to ask for confirmation regarding my knowledge of law, especially without stating which country's law you are referring to.
also I do believe most countries prevent you from patenting illegal acts, this to prevent companies from stating that they are allowed to do something because they have a patent.
My suggestion is: When you get an ad for something, make sure you will not buy it even if you think you need it. Discourage other people from buying anything from ads. If the financial incentive is not there, the ads will diminish. Also, where are the programmers that can develop ad blockers and ad skippers for tv, roku, and evening else?
I've said it before and I'll keep saying it until any company does it... I want ONE company that specifically markets themselves as only making "dumb TVs" with today's best (non-spyware) technology. No apps, no ads, no forcing me to click agree the second I plug the damn thing in just to use the TV at all. Just HDR, 4-or-8k, at least 120Hz refresh rate, all HDMI ports should be 2.1 standard (full bandwidth - 1x eArc), FreeSync Premium Pro, ALLM, MiniLED display, 55-75", etc, etc. That company gets my money, all others avoided like the plague they've become.
*sigh... I'm going turn into "that guy" at the duck pond, throwing bits of bread pointlessly hard at birds while muttering angrily to himself, aren't I?
Yes. But I might be at another pond doing the same thing.
@@Mikeydude001 All of us at all the ponds should rise together against this
These companies exist. And their products are used at receptions, bus stops, fast food overhead menu screens. They have superior light output, are built like a tank to work for years or decades, display EXACTLY what you serve them, don't come with OTA receiver so F/off countries with mandatory broadcast fees, but have only one big problem, they cos way more than any smart TV with same specs. Did you know that CISCO makes (or rebrands) TVs and TV like monitors?
Look at Panasonic. While they do have ’SMART’ functions, the TV does not freak out, when not connected to the internet. Most updates to the OS actually make the TV better too. We are mostly using ours just as HTPC or blu-ray player input device.
But we may all end up eventually only using PC monitors as TVs 😎
@@Morpheus-pt3wq isn't there like an important difference between tv and computer monitor
As a victim of SA myself, I have ZERO issue with you calling out the rapist mentality these companies have. Keep it up honestly! It's nice to see someone taking a stance against this predatory shit.
Fuckin hell one is a TV with an advert but you gotta make that shit up holy damn
@@phutureproofAh yes, adverts during a paid, paused video game is just an advert. Poor video game company and their bottom lines. They of course need 50 dollar skins, and a season pass and a battle pass, and 40 dollar dlc, because their bottom line is hurting.
Perhaps we could start arguing that everytime I reach the home screen of my phone, I should see an ad. After all, poor phone company isn't getting enough money from years and years of collecting my personal data. Not like I also paid 300+ dollars to them.
Or are you just considering that maybe... JUST MAYBE. That the things we "OWN" shouldn't, and should never have fucking ads.
It's one thing if a show, we're watching on a tv has an advert. Fine, that's how that station continues to run. Or if it's a free service, then of course, ads are fine.
You may be sweet and little, but you know what aint? Roku. They're not sweet at all!
Same here. I'm with you on this. ✊
These timestamps are a work of art. "Cat" -> "Back to my point"
I wasn't sure if you were going to ruin my day like you said in the intro, but surprise surprise another day down the drain... Thanks Louis!
In all seriousness, this video was a banger. Good on you for speaking out.
Advertising is cancer. This is why I still use a 55" Vizio TV from like 2014. Its 10 years old it still looks great aaaaaand ........ Its a dumb panel! NO smart TV crap, no spying, no network connection, no trackers, nothing!
Do they still even make non-smart tv's?
@@NickDrinksWatermaybe get the biggest PC monitor you can find
Vizio is the worse with adds. Even there REMOTE app is all ads. I had to install an old version of the app to make it usable. Any chance the TV gets if you pause for a minute too long it goes to the home screen so it can generate ad revenue smh. Don't get a new Vizio, they're malware.
I've got a second hand TV my parents gave me in 2016, which was probably 5 years old at the time. It's got a SCART socket, (v useful as I like old games consoles from time to time) and whilst it's a 'smart TV' it works perfecty without a TV or internet connection. Fucking god teir TV
You can buy any tv and just not connect it to a network
Adding this to my ever-growing list of "reasons to not get a smart TV"
Who sells non-smart TV's though? It's like Spectre is the only maker of Non-smart TV's anywhere.
@@kevinerbs2778Got it if I ever buy a TV buy a spectre TV.
@@kevinerbs2778Insignia makes one...but it's a 24inch screen.
@@kevinerbs2778computer monitors.
@@kevinerbs2778 Some gaming monitors have HDCP support, the unfortunate (and un-informative) thing though is that they never advertise it and you have to go deep in their tech support to get a solid answer.
My adblocking career started over 15 years ago. I was still a prepubescent girl at that point and the right side of suggested videos on youtube had a few ads. And there was one ad that scarred me. It were ads (with an s) which sold men's private parts enlargement pills.
That was my wake up call to block all ads…
I've been watching you for years. I started for soldering tips and stayed through the Congressional hearings. I don't know why it has taken me this long, but I've just now decided that I'm writing you in on my ballot for POTUS this November.
For anyone complaining about Louis's calling this behavior a rapist mentality, these behaviors are some of the warning signs and precursor behaviors: stalking, illicit watching/recording, coercion (and more but those are not likely to be reported in this context)... Both clergy and foster parents are taught to keep an eye out for such things ( i can't speak to other professions from personal experience).
Please keep children and anyone at risk away from anyone behaving this way. I'm not saying that everyone who shows the warning signs and precursor behavior continues down the road to doing such things, but it is criminally negligent to leave anyone entrusted to you unsupervised in their company once these behaviors are known to you.
If you are taking part in this behavior or don't see the problem, seek medical professional help now.
teach kids about coercion & manipulation if you don't want them to be a victim. Knowledge is power.
Well said.
If it were at all acceptable for Roku to trap you into a sexual servitude contract, they would do so for the pennies.
@@kevinerbs2778 That and epistemology, if kids really care whether their beliefs are true, they're more likely to sniff out the false scams.
As a survivor of SA and DV, thank you for this well said PSA.
By nature, our economic system is predatory, "buyer beware," "sign this____ " with tiny legalese that no one can understand, civil grievances/injustices are costly to the consumer, and like everyone says, if you're getting something for a good deal, chances are there's a catch. This needs to change. Until then, boycott and/or get creative to keep your privacy yours. Also, continue making "Right to Repair" and Privacy Rights issues our representatives need to address.
I just removed anything Roku related in my house (thankfully just streaming boxes, no TVs). Will not be supporting a company that does this crap.
Good luck finding companies that don't do this.
I mean it, I hope you find some, and let the rest of us know so we can follow if you do.
sadly I have a roku tv, but i refuse to let it connect to my internet.
@@LarsaXL There are a few out there that don't to this extent but you are right, it's hard to find.
I will likely be investing in a small Single board computer, like my Raspberry Pi4b or pick up a cheap small form factor pc (like a intel nuc) and run debian like Louis is doing for my setup. If I find anything better, I'll try to remember to post it here 😅
@@botarakutabi1199 Wishing you the best and good idea!
@@taruninja881 Glad to hear it, and Thanks.
You just keep on the rampage buddy!
Your voice is needed right now MORE THAN EVER!!!
thank you
Thank you
Thank you.
Yep, this is madness. Especially all the voice activated devices which are constantly listening whatever you say at home, in, work, in your car and wherever you take your phone. Streight from Orwell.
Forget dystopian futures, we have a dystopian present. Now, where's my cyberware?
They're up there with the flying cars.
We got ALL the dystopia and NONE of the cool cyberpunk gadgets...
I need some super soldier juice to increase my PR to inhuman heights.
They haven't figured out how to inject ads into them yet
Your just realizing this?
It's called the Apple something pro.
I think I would go feral if I paused a dvd from the 1980’s and got an ad blocking my ability to continue watching
DVDs came out in the late 90s.
@@ivanbogush He meant the movie, there are a lot of 80's films in DVD.
Wow you must have been rich!
Louis-
I watch CZcams on a 2016 Samsung smart tv. How do I block the ads on my tv? I also use a Roku stick.
I’d be happy to donate a coffee or something for your expertise.
Thank you so much for this video. Thank you for taking a stand against non consensual data mining.
I hate that CZcams and some streaming services already do this and have done for some time now, show ads on pause. It's getting ridiculous. And the day some standalone set top like Roku decides to bypass the UI altogether either by shrinking the picture via HDMI and insert ads all around the resulting letterbox like Idiocracy or whatever is the day I completely give up all screentime, permanently.
When I heard that cat, I was like "Louis better do the right thing by the internet" and then you scooped up the kitty, smooched it, and showed it off to the camera. Good man!
All of my videos are one take. When you see a cut in my video, it's because that puto cat came in my room screaming at me. He does that at least 15 times a video.
If I leave the door closed, he scratches the door as loud as he can and leaves giant claw marks in it until I open it.
When he was three months old, I got him Blackberry as a friend. He would cry and scream even if I just went to the bathroom because he was lonely. Blackberry is a great friend to Clinton. But he still does this if he thinks I'm talking to somebody other than him. If I'm talking, I have to be looking at him. If I talk without making eye contact with him, like on the phone, or for a video, he absolutely loses his shit because he believes that I'm ignoring him. And there's nothing worse than ignoring a Clinton.
yeah that was the infamous mr clinton
@@rossmanngroupI'd say it's worse to give a Clinton more attention than they want.
@@rossmanngroup At least the cats are accepted to be that way. Unlike these ruffie companies.
Mr. Clinton interrupted because he was listening and what he heard ruined his day
Won't ever be buying a Roku TV or any TV set that does this. I plug my computer into the HDMI port on my Sony TV (older version TV before Sony went shit) and it is my main media center. I certainly won't be buying a TV set that is trying to feed me ads via the HDMI port. I appreciate these consumer and industry warnings from Louis.
I would also add that if Americans don't get a handle on lobbying I can see a future where the corporations will be making all the decisions for them; South Korea is already there. At least the EU is trying to put some checks and balances in place (i.e. the right to replace batteries on cell phones).
If/when all TVs start doing ads via HDMI inputs, the solution is simple. Just replace your TVs with dumb "computer monitors", that don't try to do any "ads" (or other non-sense) via the HDMI inputs.
After all, I got the TVs partially due to the built-in "tuning" they had, and also because they tended to be a little cheaper than a computer monitor of the same size (however, the computer monitors tend to be higher resolution than the TVs). And since I already had the TVs, I saw no reason I couldn't use them as a "monitor" for my computers (as well as other video/streaming devices I own). However, if the TVs ever change in a way that interferes with my use of the HDMI inputs, I will start replacing those TVs with newly purchased "dumb monitors" (and just do all of my "streaming" via HDMI connected computers and other HDMI devices)....
its ok,. they dont NEED you, there a Majority of idiots who will, THUS, its only a matter of time before other TV MFGRs follow suit. Just like how MTXs were normalized over a short period of time in Video games to the point NOW idiots defend them! You are not the problem, its 95% of everyone You know who IS
@@xxxxMondaysxxxxEvery single idiot out there is tired of ads, as long as we help spread the word it will become harder and harder for advertisers to serve their content. What's more important is that we unite against them, because the current civil climate is extremely polarised and bad actors attempt to distract us from the evil happening around the world (such as war crimes, corruption, backwards laws, and of course mass surveillance).
I don't even know why we still call it "South Korea" anymore, we might as well just call it Samsung.
@@robertpearson7861 That's a good idea unless you want a large display. Louis showed his 77" TV at the end of the video. Nobody's making a 77" monitor.
Man your style of commentary is jam packed and high voltage I envy you
Our first smart TV was online, and it'd turn itself on by itself, update the software, then stay on. That was my limit. Our current TV we bought in 2016. It's never been connected to the internet, so it's using whatever firmware it came with. And guess what, it functions as a monitor (which is all I care about) just as well as they day we bought it! Wow, shocker!
Louis never ruins my day, it is a rare treat to have someone actually say what they mean and absolutely mean what they say. In a world of bottomless bullshit Louis is a life preserver of actual truth and sanity.
Same Toxic Behaviour we saw in a Clip of Assassins Creed Odyssey, Player used the Map, and when closing it to return to Gameplay, they got a Screenwide AD for Assassins Creed Mirage.
Having a Banner for it in the Main Menu, is often intrusive enough, but inserting it into the actual Gameplay of a 5 Year old Game, even when it's from the same Franchise, when people bought it without that shit, just NO!
Ubisoft does not respect consumers, and are leading the "Gamers should get comfortable not owning the media they buy" charge.
Thankfully, 90% of people in that sphere have the response "If we don't own the games then piracy is not stealing". Of course this is not legal advice to argue, but I have to say, it's also very easy to avoid their games, they make like 4 games and they're almost the same tier as sports games when it comes to their differenciality
Ubisoft is just shit
If I saw an ad like that in a game I bought, I would go out of my way to return the game and then pirate it instead. And I would absolutely attempt to mod the ad out if possible
@@Beam3178 good luck returning a game 🙄
@VertietRyper Ubisoft doesn't respect it's employees, well, the female ones at least. Ubisoft has not taken any action against anyone despite many allegations of sexual abuse at every level of the company in multiple studios and locations.
Advertisement should be literally ILLEGAL. Nobody should be allowed to advertise their products. Good products would still get out by word of mouth, and bad products would fail entirely. We wouldn’t have a market flooded with useless wastes of money and resources, and a billion people trying to make the same ad over and over. I’ll say again, advertisement should be illegal. All it does is enable companies to form “legal” monopolies.
that's a but too far
This makes me incredibly grateful to still have my 18 year old absolute UNIT of a flatscreen with no "smart" features whatsoever and just does what a tv is supposed to do without all the bloat.
Are these companies TRYING to make us hate them?
We need a cottage industry of "lobotomy boards" for replacing the brains of these devices and dumbing them down to doing the bare minimum. I imagine it would come in two parts: a system-specific board for dealing with the screen and maybe the built-in speakers, and a generic one for handling inputs and outputs to other devices. The latter would take whatever assortment of inputs you decide to put on it and produce a DisplayPort signal to go to the former board (at the panel's native resolution), and maybe some outputs to go with other things (audio being the main one most people would care about). The former would take that internal DisplayPort signal and use it to control the actual screen. DisplayPort does allow sending audio over it, so whatever's going to the internal speakers can be sent over that and into a DAC for wiring to them if needed. Why DisplayPort specifically? Because it's free to use, unlike HDMI, which charges a fee. That way, the generic board would be the only one attracting the fees, and the cost could be spread out across the greater numbers of them.
Might be cheaper tossing in the garbage then after messing it up on install . ? :)
@@George196207 I don't expect the boards would be that expensive. 20-50 bucks, maybe? Besides, if you damage something when putting in the system-specific board and can't fix it (like accidentally tearing one of the ribbon cables to the panel), you can always reuse the generic board for lobotomising the next "smart" TV you buy to replace it (assuming it's not the same model, in which case, you could reuse both lobotomy boards).
There already are to some extent
That was my thought. Also the way some old cars have cult followings, I can see this happening with any of the older tech at this point as more people become aware of this crap. TVs, any kind of music player, household appliances esp. refrigerators, etc
My mom and I bought a Roku TV like 6-7 years ago, and I'm, mid-typing this comment, going to check that TV and see if it has "Do not sell my personal information" checked.
Just got back, it was not checked. I checked it on.
Hear me out. Am I the only person on earth who misses commercials? Like when we knew when the commercial break was coming, and we could use the 4-minute commercial break as an opportunity to get up, go to the bathroom, eat a bowl of cereal, talk to our family, stretch our legs, or even check other channels for what else is on?
I'm sick of ads because I fucking hate how companies are around-the-clock looking for every possible avenue they can to inject an ad into what I'm watching. I hate hovering over "Skip ad" with the little countdown timer before I can skip it. I hate it. I genuinely hate it. I really miss when ads meant I could go eat a handful of chips and ask my mom if she can pick up mayo when she goes to the store.
Now, ads are just an annoying thing and a total headache.
That's pretty quick to eat a bowl of cereal
@@karlhendrikse You try to eat Reese's Puffs slow and tell me how that goes
I'm an '80s kid, and I understand what you're saying. During the commercial break, we would get up and do something, but we would also _talk._ I mean, we could talk during a show, except for when Dad was watching MASH. (No talking during MASH!!) Now I feel like the show has got our full attention, finger hovering over "skip ad." Or we're playing with our phones while watching said show. Rarely any real communication. Don't get me wrong, I loathe ads (especially that stupid Burger King ad 🙉), but I know how you feel. There's something nostalgic about traditional commercial breaks.
The ads are really only a problem because they're happening every 2 minutes of a show. I'm sure just because you like your favourite food you still wouldn't want it constantly shoved down your throat.
There's too many of them too frequently. It takes 30 minutes to watch a 15 minute show. It's too much.
Yes, you are the only person, who misses the ads. I want to decide on my own what I want to watch and when.
The cat only thing keeping Louis from having an aneurism.... these videos are the epitome of keeping it real
If smaller creators can’t turn off ads anymore, if watching the ad doesn’t pay the people I like to watch, why would I waste my time on something that blasts out my ears for fifteen or twenty seconds?
The entire premise of Ads has ALWAYS BEEN non-consensually forcing you to see things you don't care to see.
I have been blocking them from the age of 5-yo, and I'll block them until the day I die.
No, it used to be on TV, the agreement was that you paid for the service (cable or antenna installation), and the content was paid for by selling ad slots. There was no contract between you and the advertiser. And yes, TV was briefly ad free at the start, but no one expected it to stay free. Radio had been advertising for years at that point.
@@Ornithopter470 "There was no contract between you and the advertiser." Exactly. And as long as there is no contract everyone has a right to do whatever they want to avoid seeing it.
@xeddiustripp6398 Fight the good fight. An ad-free life is the good life. 👍
@@Ornithopter470 TV advertising runs on an informal, non-binding an unwritten agreement: You want the TV, you get the ads. Internet services usually have a terms of service though, which often includes an express prohibition on the use of ad-blockers. Screw it, use them anyway.
i rather stop consuming whatever is showing me the ad, then watching or listening to it.
recently i canceled my gym membership and deactivated my virtual credit card because they had the audacity of promoting bad products that make my health worse on the counter.
why do we accept this behavior?
why is it ok, that people try to force crap on you and pray on your missing knowledge?
are we realy that dumb?
This dude is on the real lines of freedom of speech and ownership. We need to support him. Grow his channel.
Been watching him for years and he is really good. I love his app that we can't talk about on here.
Thanks, been meaning to disconnect my TV from the network for a while and you just reminded me.
The problem with "license agreements" is that they all have catch-all terms like "we can revise this at any time"...which of course is nothing like a contract. No contract could say that party A can "revise the terms at any time", and actually have any chance in hell of it being enforced.
Louis, I'm glad I didn't see that Massachusetts commercial. As a survivor SA and DV, it angers me to no end that powerful companies and politicians use our suffering to weoponize their ads. You, Louis, who advocate for privacy and our rights, are ok to use this metaphor.
For myself, I have an older, non spying, non-reflective screen Viao. Unfortunately, it currently needs a repair. But, the only things spying on my are my phone and laptop. Thank you, again, for all you do.✊
BTW love how much you love your kitties and care about your employees! ✌️😸🍀
I am sorry you went through that. I wish you the best in everything in life, my friend. Have a lovely rest of your day!
Thank you! You're doing good here. My son and I have been following you since he was in middle school, now he's a freshman in college. Always remember you make a difference, Louis.🍀
@@rossmanngroup thanks for all your do Louis , Nice to know there is some common sense left in this cursed world .
Or imagine pausing a movie because you want to look at something in the background... Maybe a small detail, easter egg, or clue the directors left in... Only to be blocked by an ad.
Nothing helps me know exactly what not to buy than an ad between me and my content. Deliberately delaying my activities, auto play ads, pop ups, side ads, page covers, header ads, auto scroll ads, AUDIO ADS.
I will go out of my way to NEVER buy products from your company.
"Oh the marketing and advertising business is worth so much money and your data is worth money to these companies and they develop profiles based on your..."
No. Watch how I will make sure any company that "bought my data" will never see return.
Your channel is very important. Thank your for expressing your concerns. Let's pray for a better consumer friendly future.
the worst people in the world are not only the predatory companies, but the people actively defending these predatory actions
I use ad blockers for everything i possibly can. I don't use amazon Prime, I binned off Netflix when they forced ads unless you give them more money, I won't even watch a tv show or film unless its recorded so that I can skip any ads. I am sick to death of the world revolving around ads. The problem is it's become so intertwined with the way things are run that it's never going to change.
They know. They are trying to force broadcast channels to use internet as well now. So even an antenna won't get you free. Did they learn nothing from their switch to digital, and everyone lost their TV stations when the power went out because the converters won't work in the dark?
soon we'll be turning on our TVs to watch ads, and complain about the actual contents shown randomly in between ads for like 30s or so. that's where things are heading to.
@@farhanrejwan your not complaining about the garbage content they put out now already?
You didn't ruin my day. I commend you for all this content which I also feel is a major encroachment on everything I buy and own. TG I still have a lot that doesn't require internet to work. Thanks for great videos.
Love the channel, keep up the good fight.
I spent the past 5 minutes laughing at the golden title of the video. I misread it as "Roku Plans to Inject **Aids** via HDMI". I was thinking Louis is so tired of this shit he's not holding back anymore. Man I was so disappointed when I realized it said "Ads" instead haha
I am glad to not be the only one who misread it as "Aids"
If it made them a buck and they could, they would.
Eh... Ads, Aids, they're pretty similar when you think about it. They both kill your immunity and you can get both of them from doing something enjoyable.
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Rich Evans and Roku colab
I haven't watched an ad in the last 15 years, and I don't plan to change that anytime soon.
This. I was watching a vod of the March Ashes of Creation developer stream on twitch and for whatever reason it didn't recognize I had prime.
Soo many garbage ads.
@@justinwhite2725 probably cos prime requires an extra payment to get rid of ads now. I stopped paying for it the day that started.
There's a reason I run Brave browser, uBlock origin and AdNauseum extensions, and a PiHole. I also don't pay for services that include ads. I had a Netflix and Hulu account years back but I didn't really use them so I cancelled. Glad I did that. I am very hostile to ads and my odds of buying a product shown to me in an ad decreases. I'm a hard person to sell to. I have a particular hatred for roadside billboards (literally designed to take your eyes off the road), and medical ads (we need universal healthcare, healthcare should never be for-profit)
If you ride on the front of the bus, you don't have to see the ad on the side WHAT?
That is bad. you can't tell when democrats are lying to you. By watching adds I know for a fact gun companies to not run adds, the only one that does is Henry Rifle. The one company they don't try and sue.
I have an LG OLED 60 inch that I plug my PC into to for gaming and watching things. The TV once popped up over my game to ask me if I'd like a free trial of Apple TV... My response was exactly what you suggest, I revoked its wifi privileges.
Someone needs to start selling dumb TVs in the large and high quality display arenas again, I only bought the TV in the first place because a 60 inch OLED PC monitor does not exist.
Thanks Louis for looking out for us, more people need to be aware of this shit! Keep up the good videos. Maybe this money will be my share of ad revenue over the years you missed! (Least Google won’t be getting any of it). Cheers, Ben from down under.
lmfao I'd genuinely rather use an old 13" CRT from the 80s through an abortion of converter cables than entertain this sort of bullshit for even a fucking nanosecond. I'll never connect a "smart" (insulting lie) TV to the Internet, not now and not ever. Thanks for making these videos Louis, you're a voice for those of us who are just fed up with this non-ownership BS. Forced HDMI ad injection is the rapiest thing I have heard in the tech space, probably ever. It's like a hair below them breaking into your house at night, pinning your eyelids open and showing you ads that way. FUCK THAT.
cheap crt's from the 90's last forever if you turn down the brightness and use screensavers. i've been doing exactly what you've implied! it's great!
I avoid all these modern "smart" devices like the plague whenever I can.
The only thing in my home that can be described as such would be my TV which I use exclusively as a computer monitor using an HDMI cable that does not have this kid of advertisement shit Louis is talking about, and with all internet connections disabled.
For a phone I use what I like to call an intelligent phone, a good old fashioned Nokia 3270c that has no internet connection.
Hahahahahahaha, using a CRT. CRT displays are absolute trash. Enjoy watching about 4 pixels move around the screen. You people are nothing more than old folks yelling at the clouds.
I have a 37" crt from around 2003, it's awesome the own downsize is it's weight which is crazy even for a crt because it has built in Dolby Digital amp, I just run a hdmi-component convetor and run at 576p for video content and 480p for retro games/emulation. I got it for free about 9 years ago and just paid someone to deliver it that was around £50
@@revengenerd1I watch stuff on my living room tv at 4k and 120hz.
If there is no option to disagree and continue to use the old terms, the new terms cannot be legally binding or enforceable.
Almost all companies are getting on board with this now since they see that others are getting away with it. We need a good lawsuit to make both arbitration and the inability to decline new terms absolutely and unquestionably illegal.
And the people responsible for adding the terms should all be fired (without any kind of severance package) as punishment.
The issue with this is that most ToS conditions have a clause to the effect "We reserve the right to make changes to these terms at any time". In order to solve this, we would basically need some type of regulation that outlaws such clauses, however that would likely also impact a lot of legitimate businesses, when companies get bought/merged/etc and that changes how they operate, or they have to comply with some new regulation themselves. The real solution here is to simply outlaw ToS and EULAs as a whole on anything and everything that is bought and paid for. Also, for any actual recurring subscription "service", have a regulation to the effect that they can't change any terms during the subscription period that has been paid for, only when it is time to renew.
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