Roku has become just another arrogant tech company, but this stunt -- locking up people's "smart" TVs until they agree to regressive new terms of service -- is disgusting even for this crowd.
How can it even be legal?
https://www.wired.com/story/roku-terms-of-service-update-locks-tv/
Dan Gillmor /
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2024-03-10 17:57:49
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