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Roku slammed over automatic ads playing at startup: ‘Considering jumping ship now’

New York Post
Summary
Nutrition label

58% Informative

Roku OS users were recently forced to watch ads before they opened the operating system.

Roku confirmed that the annoying ads were something new the brand was testing out.

In 2024 , the brand experienced two cyberattacks that impacted over 500,000 accounts.

In a statement, a Roku representative said the ads are just the latest example.

VR Score

38

Informative language

25

Neutral language

23

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

36

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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