LG's recent software update has forcibly installed Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant, on smart TVs without removal options, sparking widespread user backlash over privacy, bloatware, and loss of control. This highlights growing tensions in smart devices, where monetization often overrides user preferences.
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Also enable Game Mode which typically turns off some of the smart TV functions.
How many of them force you to connect to the internet as part of of the initial setup wizard “in order to register and enable your new tv”?
AFAIK, some of the TVs with built in Roku have been forcing exactly that before they will allow you to do anything.