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Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. (arstechnica.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

As opposed to the old days when it was an analog billboard

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There were no ads in the UI of the TV though.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 1 points 3 months ago

The only thing close to a UI was TV Guide, which most certainly had ads.

(I kid, but only a little.)

[–] Shameless 1 points 3 months ago

Was this something called ceefax or teletext? I vaguely remember hearing of someone using it to book a holiday when I was growing up