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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:onMastodon20d ago
Okay, LISTEN UP DO NOT BUY LG. Not ANYTHING LG. Not only are they actively spying on you, not only have they updated their TOS to include requiring you to NOTIFY GUESTS ABOUT WIRETAPPING LAW, on Windows they're pushing ADWARE through WINDOWS UPDATE along with their monitor drivers - including on OLD monitors. Gamers Nexus has all the deets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uefFYe6bM DO NOT BUY LG PRODUCTS. GN had a three-year-old monitor get an "update" that was adware. It wasn't even part of their investigation. It just happened to come in while they were investigating. DO NOT BUY LG PRODUCTS. #adware #spyware #surveillance #fascism #LG #FuckLG #DoNotBuy #boycott
Trust Metrics
80
Accuracy
35
Framing
70
Context
25
Tone
Accuracy80%
Framing35%
Context70%
Tone25%
Analysis Summary
LG monitors and TVs are shipping with two real problems: the TVs include AI monitoring features requiring users to notify guests of potential recording, and the monitor drivers automatically install via Windows Update as unwanted adware that pushes McAfee trial subscriptions. Gamers Nexus documented both issues, and the adware deployment affects even older hardware. The post accurately identifies these problems but uses inflammatory rhetoric (all-caps, 'LISTEN UP,' 'fascism' framing) and treats the two distinct issues as parts of a unified 'spyware' conspiracy, which oversimplifies the situationβ€”the monitoring is a privacy concern, but the adware is primarily a bloatware/deceptive practice issue.
Claims Analysis (4)
β€œLG is actively spying on you”
LG smart TVs include AI monitoring features. TOS requires users notify guests of potential recording. 'Spying' overstates passive monitoring, but surveillance consent issue is real.
◐ Mostly True
β€œLG updated their TOS to require notifying guests about wiretapping law”
Multiple sources confirm LG TOS now requires users to inform guests/family that monitoring occurs to comply with recording consent laws.
βœ“ Verified
β€œLG is pushing adware through Windows Update along with monitor drivers”
Gamers Nexus investigation confirmed LG Monitor App Installer automatically installs via Windows Update/device metadata, then displays McAfee trial ads without user consent. Multiple tech outlets corroborate.
βœ“ Verified
β€œThis adware installation happened on old monitors”
Gamers Nexus documented the adware pushing on a three-year-old monitor during their investigation, confirming it affects legacy hardware.
βœ“ Verified
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