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

submitted 11 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah, for games. Ads for games on steam makes sense, you're literally browsing a shop. You won't see a random ad for a car or wtv on steam

[-] Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Ads are ads, just because it from the same ecosystem is moot. I don’t need the steamdeck paraded in my face on every page I view. It’s ads

[-] Hate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

Ads are ads, just because it from the same ecosystem is moot.

so should Steam not have any game discovery features? Is it bad for Steam to display "trending games" because it's technically advertising them by showcasing them?

[-] Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If people bitch about ads, than they shouldn’t find those acceptable either. You can have a store and showcase products without the additional ads.

[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Ok buddy, next youre going to tell me the stuff you see on the shelves in the store are ads lmao

[-] Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That’s an apt comparison actually, since yeah stores do have ads as well as products….

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