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It's time to dump Roku (www.engadget.com)
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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

That time was long ago. The writing was on the wall as soon as they put a giant perpetual ad on the home screen.

Here's the worst part, there are no parental controls on the home screen, so if I'm trying to get my kid to Disney+, while it loads we're staring at some ad for a horror flick. Great job Roku...

Honestly, the parental controls on the Roku are non-existent and it's definitely on purpose, really pisses me off.