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fer0n ( fer0n@lemm.ee )  to Technology · 3 years ago

Amazon's Fire TV is Adding Full-Screen Video Ads That Play When You Start Your Fire TV

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Amazon's Fire TV is Adding Full-Screen Video Ads That Play When You Start Your Fire TV

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fer0n ( fer0n@lemm.ee )  to Technology · 3 years ago
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Amazon's Fire TV is Adding Full-Screen Video Ads That Play When You Start Your Fire TV | Cord Cutters News
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Today, Cord Cutters News has confirmed that Amazon is adding full-screen video ads that will play when you start your Fire TV unless you quickly perform an action on it. This new update will be rolling out to all Fire TVs made in 2016 or newer. With this update, the ad at the top of […]
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    Every day, the reasons to either switch to dumb devices or open-source software keep piling up.

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      Then you have the mainstream user that can’t be bothered to even install an adblocker. It is mind-boggling.

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        You underestimate how scary it is for them to do anything out or the ordinary. Most “normal people” and I include people like project managers in a tech company, really think things will blow up if they mess with any settings.

        This is why the default browser setting is so valuable.

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        The mainstream user doesn’t care enough to install an adblocker

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