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gypsyBytes's avatar
gypsyBytes
Binge Watcher
12 months ago

How long can Plex get away with hijacking the search engine?

Plex keeps showing up on Roku Searches with titles it does not have available for streaming.
Then they try to hijack the search with their own affiliate links to where the title is available.

In my opinion, this is an extremely phishy cheat that should not be allowed to continue.

1 Reply

  • AvsGunnar's avatar
    AvsGunnar
    Community Streaming Expert

    gypsyBytes 

    Personally, I like that Plex provides the other services that is currently carrying the title.   Kind of a nice supplement to the Roku Search that can be incomplete at times.

    Also, not sure that Plex is hijacking the Search results.  Plex normally carries the same content simulataneously that these other services do, but their licensing may have just expired for the title and the expiration just did not update in the Roku Search results.