Doesn't Youtube have the ability to filter ads? You can choose options to stop seeing a particular ad. The options are Inappropriate, Repetitive, and Irrelevant.
It would not take years of coding. It would also give immediate feedback to both Roku and the ad sponsors exactly what types of ads are being received positively and which are not.
Additionally, Roku has aquired Nielsen’s Advanced Video Advertising so Roku is not some hapless entity beholden to their advertisers. They spend a considerable amount of money and energy in developing their advertising strategy.
The amount of ignorance and conjecture being bandied about is staggering. Unless there is a push for Roku in one direction or the other, they will continue in the path of least resistance.
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The original question was whether specific ad concerns could be blocked or addressed in some manner. Currently Roku does not provide a means to their users to do this. It does not mean they do not have the ability. It also does not mean the user cannot do this with alternative methods outside the Roku environment. Instead the thread, like many others (without particular mention), has developed into mind numbing ill-mannered advice and harassment.
It was not long ago in the Roku Community where users could actually have an interactive civil discourse and address their concerns and actually get reasoned feedback. I can actually pinpoint the actual day when this all ceased.
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