They probably signed the contract for the ads before the news broke about the FTC complaint. More than likely they don't have a legal reason/excuse to stop playing the ads.
atc98092 wrote:They probably signed the contract for the ads before the news broke about the FTC complaint. More than likely they don't have a legal reason/excuse to stop playing the ads.
Before the FTC 237-page opinion in Sept 2023?
I don't expect them to break the contract and stop playing the ads at this point. I was hoping in the future they could be a little more careful with what they associated with the Roku brand name. When there is multiple articles going back to 2019 about the "Free" edition of a product be a "trick" or "trap" then maybe please move on to the next potential sponsor? Someone a little less scam-ish next time?
I don't mind ads which bring value. But misleading ads do the exact opposite. There are some websites, such as CNET, in which I just ignore the ads completely because they have gone out of their way to make it clear they do zero vetting/responsibility for the quality of the claims in the ads. It is much easier to loose credibility for *ALL* the ads you play than it is to earn consumer trust.
Which is why I do my best to ignore all ads. I rarely watch broadcast TV, and if I do I mute every commercial. Everything I record OTA is edited to remove ads. I use an ad blocking app for YouTube and generally ignore any ad I see on web sites. I use add-ins in my browser to block videos from playing automatically (doesn't catch them all, but almost). I try to avoid the channels on my Rokus that run ads, and when I do I again mute the sound so I don't listen to them.
I realize ads pay for the vast majority of Internet content in one way or another. But I can try to eliminate my viewing/seeing them to the extent practical. As far as TurboTax, I've used it for almost 20 years and don't plan on stopping because of this complaint. But then any ads for it I also tend to ignore.
atc98092 wrote:Which is why I do my best to ignore all ads.
I try to be more pragmatic about ads. When done *correctly*, ads do more than pay for the content but also can inform and inspire.
Now that the NFL's Bowl of Super is coming up, the discussion has started again that the TV ads are $7 million dollars per 30 seconds now. In one survey it was said that 43% of those that answered the survey indicated they turn on the big game to watch the ads.
On the other hand, when an ad source becomes too high a percentage of ads or I find the ads tend to be dishonest then for the specific source I also just tone them out.
atc98092 wrote:As far as TurboTax, I've used it for almost 20 years and don't plan on stopping because of this complaint. But then any ads for it I also tend to ignore.
Uh, 20 years? So you started in 2003 during the TurboTax 2003 scandal but decided to stick with it? That is ... o.k. Wow. I don't know what to say.
I wasn't trying to complain to you or any other fan in which feels there exist no lines that Intuit could cross which would be a zero-tolerance issue for them. For any users that *continues* to use TurboTax, I believe they are making an informed choice.
As to other that could get IRS Free File for $0 to complete filing their taxes but would get charge an additional fee by TurboTax "Free" Edition to complete the process, I think they deserve more honest ads. I also think the Roku brand deserves to be associated with more honest advertisers as well.
I don’t recall any scandal in 2003, but that was a long time ago and my memory doesn’t always remember details. I’ve just stuck with a program that works for me. I had used the “other” brand (I think it’s labeled H&R Block now) before that, but it wasn’t as easy to use.
