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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

2 easy solutions:

Don't connect your TV to the internet
If you need an internet connection for some reason, run a network-wide DNS filtering solution like Pi-Hole or AdGuard Home, and make sure to set it as the default DNS server in your router

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

LG TV's serve ads in notifications via the same domain that distributes new firmware. I got so sick of it that I blocked my TV from being able to reach the internet but it's still on the network so I can still use wake on LAN to turn it on/off.

[–] mindbleach 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The one real threat of 5G is that connectivity might stop being optional. The ability to keep the device off the internet will not be built in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can always locate and remove the antenna, or cover it with a layer of tinfoil.

[–] mindbleach 2 points 2 months ago

At some point it's easier to put a rag into a bottle.