My device, my rules!

Written on April 17, 2026

I bought a Toshiba TV and Fire TV, yet YouTube (app) decides what should I watch (suggested videos and Ads). Why am I not able to have a global Ad blocker in Fire TV? Well that’s for Amazon to decide because they made Fire TV stick. But I paid for it so shouldn’t I have a say in it?

Same goes with Android phones, laptops, etc.

If I paid for these devices and software running in them, I should be able to define how I am served content and who gets to monetize from me.