It's just nonsense. I have a Hisense TV/Monitor that I only use for my computer. The other day, #Roku locked me out unless I agreed to new terms. I have already prepared my opt-out, mailing today.
OEM manufacturers should let us optout of ROKU part if they are going to change the game after you purchase a device like a TV/monitor.
Imagine the outrage if RCA sent you a postcard in the 70's or 80's saying if you want to continue getting TV via cable box rabbit ears, bend over...
In the past months, more and more companies have forced their users into private arbitration agreements to avoid lawsuits and class actions.
But few have gone as far as #Roku - the device gets completely disabled until the user accepts the new arbitration rules.
Like in previous cases, it’s opt-out rather than opt-in, opt-out requests must be mailed on physical paper to the company itself (but I guess that a fax, a telegram or some smoke signals may work as well), and the opt-out window only lasts a few days. This has become a common pattern - when you don’t want somebody to do something, you just increase the friction of the process to nearly ridiculous levels.
Legislators ought to act fast. The right of suing an offender and call them accountable in front of the law is a fundamental democratic right just like voting. Forced arbitration processes are a denial of our fundamental democratic rights. And we’re letting a bunch of companies be above the law by simply dropping an updated T&Cs email in our box.
Roku just sent out an update that requires you to submit to arbitration in order to continue to use your device. You cannot (to my knowledge but I'm working on that) circumvent this. Unless you accept the terms, you will always be forced back to the same screen.
This is a device I PAID for and yet this is forcing me into terms I fundamentally disagree with. I should be allowed to return the device over things like this
@trebach I read Roku's updated terms forbidding you from participating in class action or bringing a lawsuit against the company, and which you can only "Accept" if you want to proceed with watching your TV.
Section 1L says that you can opt-out by writing #roku via physical mail within 30 days, which I'll definitely be doing. Y'all should too.
If you like new #music then you should really listen to @radiofreefedi
3 channels of music 24/7 - all from independent artists who call the Fediverse home.
My favourite way to listen is using the super easy and straightforward TuneFM app on my Android phone.
Sick of the #streaming sites raising prices and adding... ads? Annoyed that #spotify doesn't pay the artists you listen to?
Now there is #Jellyfin - a #free and #openSource media server that allows you to turn your personal movie, TV show and music collection into an #adFree available-anywhere streaming service!
It works on the web, as well as having official apps for #androidTV, #roku, #fireTV, etc.
This would enable #roku to work. I think this is a limitation of Roku HLS stream support... But if it can be solved this would open up apps like #peerVue to work again and increase the reach of Peertube at least for a couch potato like me.
Alla fine, ho sistemato quell’ #applicazione (e l’ho caricata), quindi ora sul vecchio #Android ho sempre #KDEConnect a fare da #touchpad, ma in più ho questo #WebView in primo piano: a tutti gli effetti un #browser#web totalmente funzionante eccetto per il non essere cliccabile, che mi riproduce qualsiasi cosa io voglia. 🤭️
Ecco i #tostapane volanti sul mio #Huawei tutto #spacc, sotto c’è il touchpad #virtuale attivo che funge.Tbh, ogni volta che in qualche modo riesco a rimettere in circolazione degli screensaver su un #dispositivo dei miei, penso che il #mondo è diventato proprio #noioso. Solo perché non sono stati più necessari, ecco che i #salvaschermo sono spariti. Spero che prima o poi torneranno #mainstream come lo erano un tempo, e che le generazioni correnti e future possano ricominciare ad apprezzarli. Ho visto questo #video (sotto) su #RokuCity, che mostra come #Roku ha dimostrato che al #pubblico generico gli screensaver piacciono… quindi potremmo bene farli tornare. Per favore. Voglio. Ormai su molti ambienti utente o sistemi operativi non sono nemmeno più supportati in modo adeguato, e questa cosa fa schifo perché metterli significa avere un’ #esperienza peggiore di cosa si aveva 20 #anni fa… 🙏️
I have 1 #roku in the bedroom that is getting terrible performance with #jellyfin all of a sudden. I can’t stream 1080p media but 480p barely works. WiFi shows good experience/signal, and all other devices in the house work perfectly; I can’t figure out what’s wrong.
Debating on doing a full reset and starting it over from scratch. Wish I could find a used Apple TV with Ethernet….