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minus-squareaksdb@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up17·edit-27 months agoYou can btw “simply” opt out from this in the settings (look for “featured content” and disable it). Yes it should be opt-in, but it’s not that hard to keep the fire tv (stick) being a good device for the price paid.
minus-squareChahk@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up17·7 months ago You can … For now. Until everyone gets used to it and suddenly the option to opt out disappears.
minus-squareaksdb@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 months agoI can still throw away my fire tv stick then. At the moment it still does the job I bought it for and I won’t produce unnecessary garbage for something that might happen in the future.
You can btw “simply” opt out from this in the settings (look for “featured content” and disable it).
Yes it should be opt-in, but it’s not that hard to keep the fire tv (stick) being a good device for the price paid.
For now. Until everyone gets used to it and suddenly the option to opt out disappears.
I can still throw away my fire tv stick then. At the moment it still does the job I bought it for and I won’t produce unnecessary garbage for something that might happen in the future.