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Why would they want to make it seem like they are forcing you to watch ads? They tell you in other sections you can turn the functionality off, they aren't hiding it.

I don't get why they would try to make themselves sound worse than they are.




So people think they can't turn it off and then don't


>Why would they want to make it seem like they are forcing you to watch ads?

Defaults are powerful. They want people to believe that's just how their TV works now, because it's a hassle to buy a new TV.


They have a direct financial incentive to prevent you from turning off ads.

That's it, that's the entire story.




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