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Not sure a pihole would stop this. I have one running, didn't do much for tv ads.
I've block androidtvwatsonfe-pa.googleapis.com and I have no more sponsored content.
Hmm ok maybe it's time I take another look and research! Thanks
I have one running and just blocked the entire roku domain. No ads, no calling home. Works really nicely.
Roku, however, has decided this means war and breaks my apps roughly once a month (all TVs started doing it on the same day, because I reset them all on the same day most recently, before that they staggered so it’s not a legit app update, they just want me to connect so they can harvest my stored data) so I’ve stopped using the apps and started using old computers. Fuck roku. The interface is nice (when it doesn’t have ads) but the remotes are shit and they are an ad company.
Hmm. I guess it depends on your Blocklist and the TV type. For my Samsung, it worked perfectly.