Years long fight over users' right to tweak #smartTV software heads to trial

For years, owners of #Vizio smart TVs have had little control over the software running on their sets—software that can track viewing habits, push ads, and generally shape the experience of using the device.
#privacy #gpl #linux #tv #copyright

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/inside-the-fight-to-force-vizio-to-share-linux-based-source-code-for-its-tvs-os/

Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial

Access to TV OS's source code could allow users to limit ads, tracking.

Ars Technica
@PrivacyDigest if I buy a TV and it requires an Internet connection and account even just to set up as a simple TV connected to external devices, it goes straight back to the store. I don’t tolerate this crap anymore.