Google TV has the worst solution to stopping misleading ads

On Google TV, users faced a big problem: ads for misleading content. Sometimes, the display for a PS5 game did not link to a store but to a YouTube channel. Faced with discontent, Google has revised its copy but it is not for the better as explained 9to5google.

Excessive QR codes instead of advertisements

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Google’s response to these annoying ads? Oversized QR codes on the main screen. Sure, users are able to scan from their couch and advertisers include direct links, but the experience is degraded.

QR codes are effective in attracting attention, but the bulky and unsightly appearance of the interface adds to the problem, rather than solving it. Google clumsily tried to correct a defect by creating another, more visible one!

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