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TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set.

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We need an ad tax. Whatever percent of revenue the company spends on advertising, they need to pay the same in a tax. That would punish the industries that advertise the most aggressively.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly that isn't the worse idea. However I feel like it would be implemented in the most dystopian way possible