Comment on I got this popup ad on my TV **while watching a DVD**

• Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I blocked the servers with my pihole. Coincidentally, my two smart TVs are the two most blocked devices on my network.

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  • ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I really need to learn how to set that up.

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    • Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s easier than ever these days. The hardest part is figuring out how to configure your router to point devices to it. Because router manufacturers love to bury that setting somewhere deep. For actually setting up the pihole, it’s usually just a matter of flashing the memory card with the right image, then finding some decent block lists. But even the block lists are easy to find nowadays.

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      • jrbaconcheese@yall.theatl.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Or worse, you have an ISP-provided modem + router that has it locked down. Yes I could buy a router and put it the modem in bridge mode blah blah, so I just configure each device manually.

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    • Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s complicated.

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      • Sylver@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Username does not check out :(

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      • Dave@lemmy.nz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Not really, if you’re a little technical.

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  • superbirra@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yeah lol, no real need to obfuscate those ip fyi

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• ZeroCool@feddit.ch ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So the only way to opt out of this hell is to kill your internet connection? That sucks!

  No. On the Roku TV just go to:

  Settings > Privacy > Select Smart TV Experience and disable “Use Info from TV Inputs”

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  • ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thank you!

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