flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours ago“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screenarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up1623arrow-down11
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minus-squareALostInquirer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·15 hours agoWould you happen to know of any guides or have advice on identifying the adservers to block?
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-215 hours agoI’ve always just done it manually by viewing the Pi-Hole logs for the device I am on while the ad is loading. It takes getting into the weeds a bit. Further, I don’t have a Roku so I’ve never looked into it myself. That being said, a quick search brought up this hosts file: https://gist.github.com/sidward35/cea28bedd0ec0b1bceec8c2b22c163c4 Adlist for Pi-hole with domains for Roku, LG, and Samsung Not sure if it’s current or not. Lots of threads about Roku ads making it through after being previously blocked.
minus-squareALostInquirer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 hours agoAppreciate the reply and link regardless! It’s always whack-an-ad with these intrusive jerks.
Would you happen to know of any guides or have advice on identifying the adservers to block?
I’ve always just done it manually by viewing the Pi-Hole logs for the device I am on while the ad is loading. It takes getting into the weeds a bit.
Further, I don’t have a Roku so I’ve never looked into it myself.
That being said, a quick search brought up this hosts file:
https://gist.github.com/sidward35/cea28bedd0ec0b1bceec8c2b22c163c4
Not sure if it’s current or not. Lots of threads about Roku ads making it through after being previously blocked.
Appreciate the reply and link regardless! It’s always whack-an-ad with these intrusive jerks.