Aha no they actually stopped that about a decade ago iirc? It was a fairly noticeable shift, I was working in a small development environment at the time.

It’s part of the reason TVs are so cheap today, they can serve you ads. You can technically find displays that don’t have ads, but they’re far more expensive. Better to just neuter a smart tv for personal use.

You’re not the only one, I love each other sooulsborne but 3 has this weird frenzy about it that I don’t really fuck with.

I’ve had a similar suspicion actually, but it’s also possible they’re on some incomprehensible level of incompetence.

Australia, I would say a touch worse, though I’ve made better use if it.