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Roku's Moana 2 Ad Misuse

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Roku tests customer patience with startup video ads

Verge
Summary
Nutrition label

66% Informative

Some Roku device owners were incensed when a Moana ad started playing even before they made it to the homescreen.

Roku makes the bulk of its revenue from advertising, not bargain-bin priced streaming devices.

Roku CEO Anthony Wood said he's trying to evolve ad presentation without ruining what he sees as an iconic” homescreen..

VR Score

50

Informative language

39

Neutral language

33

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

9

https://www.reddit.com/r/Roku/comments/1jdfjyb/autoplaying_ads_must_not_become_a_thing/https://community.roku.com/t5/Features-settings-updates/Video-Ads-Autoplaying-on-Homescreen/td-p/1051447https://www.reddit.com/r/Roku/comments/1jdfjyb/comment/miajxa0/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_buttonhttps://cordcuttersnews.com/roku-will-be-adding-new-video-ads-to-its-home-screen/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0617.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,5.5555555555556,100,88.888888888889https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/roku-says-unpopular-autoplay-ads-are-just-a-test/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25636365/roku.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0.03673769287289,100,99.926524614254https://www.lowpass.cc/p/roku-hdmi-ad-insertion-patenthttps://www.reddit.com/r/Roku/comments/1jcnozu/roku_home_screen_video_ads_getting_around_pihole/

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www.reddit.comcommunity.roku.comcordcuttersnews.complatform.theverge.comarstechnica.comwww.lowpass.cc

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