The reaction among customers, as you might imagine, is overwhelmingly negative. It’s worth remembering that Roku makes the ...

Autoplaying ads have become more and more commonplace throughout all the technology we use. Streaming services such as ...

Roku has started testing video ads that play automatically before users even reach the home screen, and everyone hates them.

Roku is testing auto-playing video ads at startup, frustrating users. The platform also has persistent banner ads that users find annoying.

Roku is testing a startup ad before users get to the home screen when booting up the device. Users have expressed negative reactions to the startup ad, threatening to switch to competitors.

Roku is testing a startup ad before users get to the home screen when booting up the device. Roku has confirmed the new ad feature is not permanent yet, and that it is currently testing it. Recently, ...

A Roku spokesperson told Ars Technica the pre-roll videos playing for users is no fluke, but an ongoing test by the company ...

As Ars Technica reports, Roku has confirmed that the auto-playing adverts are supposed to be there as part of an experiment.

The good news is that there is a close button on these ads that will let you immediately exit them when they start, as explained by a Roku rep to The Post. This isn’t the first time customers ...

Roku has started experimenting with more intrusive auto-playing video ads on startup, and users are not happy.

Roku Inc. is testing a new advertising strategy that is drawing ire from its customer base: autoplaying video ads that launch ...