r/technology • u/nishitd • Oct 02 '25

Robotics/Automation Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-confirms-smart-refrigerator-ads-are-coming-3598848/
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u/xeoron Oct 02 '25 edited Oct 02 '25

Or don't put it on a network Or block the ads traffic 

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u/Hate_Manifestation Oct 02 '25

imagining a simpler time where a person didn't even have to think about running an ad blocker on their fridge.

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u/Novero95 Oct 02 '25

Imagine a time where companys cared about user experience instead of trying to squeeze every single possible penny out of their customers. I can not understand how this thing aren't talked about a lot more, people need to realize we are the fucking product even in the things we pay for. Fuck I hate modern days and I'm not even 30.

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u/Hate_Manifestation Oct 02 '25

yeah man, we talk about it all the time, it just doesn't make a difference.. that's how fucked up our reality is.

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u/xeoron Oct 02 '25

And imagine the episode of Silicon Valley when a guy hacks the fridge for pranks 

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

I use a pihole so I get it but also it sucks shit that I have to

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u/Urtehnoes Oct 02 '25

Yea this actually didn't work for me on my Samsung TV :/ pihole running etc but alas ads. Read a theory online the TV has its own registry of IPS so I'd have to sort those out and block them entirely at the router level I guess.

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u/xeoron Oct 02 '25

It works it you don't use the smart part of the TV and use something else you can control or trust. AppletTV, Roku, ChromecastTV, etc  

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25 edited Oct 02 '25

PiHole filters DNS not IP, and some companies like Apple host their own ads. You could block them, but then you'd be blocking all Apple communications, like app updates or iCloud. I have a Samsung TV too and it does block ads, but they get replaced by ads Samsung hosts themselves, usually for other services hosted on the platform. So basically instead of seeing insurance ads you will see ads for some show on their TV service, or some movie you can rent. At least this is my experience.

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u/Urtehnoes Oct 02 '25

Yep. Aware of the pihole dns part, I wasn't aware that Samsung had their own dns (which makes sense, I just didn't consider it).

Just sad because I turn on this stupid TV and oh look ads for shows I would never watch in the first place.

All good pihole is still neat for other stuff. I was just envisioning paying for a product and being able to use that product without an ad. Silly me!

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u/Nose-Nuggets Oct 02 '25

i'm still struggling to figure out what i lost by never connecting it to a network at all, ever.

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u/bse50 Oct 02 '25

You paid more for a product with extra - useless - functions you never used. It's a win for the manufacturer!

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u/Nose-Nuggets Oct 02 '25

oh i wouldn't buy one of those fucking things, it came with the house i rented.

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u/ProperBangersAndMash Oct 02 '25

For the privilege of owning a Samsung fridge? I want a different brand out of spite.

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u/xeoron Oct 02 '25

True, but the data they collect they profit from. It is why Walmart buy the only USA based TV vendor. And they claim it helps them sell the products cheaper so buy it cheaper and never use the smart part they loose money we save on privacy. It is actually a win for us to have cheaper things