Roku Issues a Mandatory Terms of Service Update That You Must Agree To or You Can't Use Your Roku - eviltoast

Over the last 48 hours, Roku has slowly been rolling out a mandatory update to its terms of service. In this terms it changes the dispute resolution terms but it is not clear exactly why. When the new terms and conditions message shows up on a Roku Player or TV, your only option is to […]

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    8 months ago

    For anyone who gets this abhorrent soft brick on their Roku TV, MAC address filter your TV on your router (prevents it from accessing the internet and phoning home). Hard restart your TV (unplug and replug since they lock you out of restarting via GUI), and Bob’s your uncle (dumb TV with no forced agreement for continued “dumb” use).

    Unclear how long this will last, but as long as you keep your TV off the internet you should be good to go.