#vizio — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #vizio, aggregated by home.social.
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My god, #GamersNexus is a treasure of investigative tech journalism and quite frankly their attempts at improving anything they can gives hope.
If you have a TV (especially #LG or #Vizio), even if it isn't connected… unplug it from power. It sounds like it isn't safe even in this state.
Make sure to jump to 9m 57s if the link doesn't do it, that's where the main info is.
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We Could Get Sued for This (Teaser)
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Years long fight over users' right to tweak #smartTV software heads to trial
For years, owners of #Vizio smart TVs have had little control over the software running on their sets—software that can track viewing habits, push ads, and generally shape the experience of using the device.
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Years long Fight Over Users' Right To #Tweak #SmartTV Software Heads To #Trial
A long-running lawsuit over Vizio's Linux-based smart #TV software is headed to trial in August, with the #SoftwareFreedomConservancy arguing that #GPL rules require #Vizio to release complete source code owners could use to modify, maintain, or strip ads and #tracking from their TVs.
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Yearslong fight over users’ right to tweak smart #TV software heads to trial
#SoftwareFreedomConservancy arguies that #GPL rules require #Vizio to release complete #sourcecode owners could use to modify, maintain, or strip #ads and #tracking or deactivating automatic content recognition from their TVs.
The outcome could reverberate across the industry. Because many of today's popular smart TV operating systems are #Linux-based.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/inside-the-fight-to-force-vizio-to-share-linux-based-source-code-for-its-tvs-os/ -
Trial set for August to decide if Vizio needs to release the source code of it's smart TVs under the terms of GPL.
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#Vizio TVs Now Require #Walmart Accounts For Smart Features
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I stopped using mine as a smart tv. The easiest way to do that is to unplug its network cable, and, if equipped, to shut off its wireless. They're not terrible monitors.
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Newly purchased #Vizio TVs now require #Walmart accounts to use smart features
Prospective #VizioTV buyers should know there’s a good chance the set won’t work properly without a Walmart account. In an attempt to better serve advertisers, Walmart, which bought Vizio in December 2024, announced this week that select newly purchased Vizio TVs now require a Walmart account for setup and accessing #smartTV features.
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Walmart And Vizio Lift The Curtain On Combined Streaming Ad Strategy
#News #Advertising #NewFronts #Streamingadvertising #Vizio #Walmarthttps://deadline.com/2026/03/walmart-vizio-lift-curtain-on-streaming-ad-strategy-merger-1236762850/
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Mark your calendars! The #Vizio trial is now set for August 10! Right after #FOSSY, both on the west coast! While we can't guarantee that the date won't be moved again by the Court, we're looking forward to getting it underway then! #DefendTheGPL
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#Vizio Faces Scrutiny Over Incomplete #OpenSource Code Release
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These two @lwn articles are prime examples of why good journalism matters and why you should pay money to make sure it thrives:
They both look beyond the shiny statements from the different parties involved and outside commentators such as @torvalds in this case and explain just how it is from a mostly neutral[1] point of view so that you can make your own judgments.
* GPLv2 and installation requirements – https://lwn.net/Articles/1052842/
* SFC v. VIZIO: who can enforce the GPL? – https://lwn.net/Articles/1052734/
[1] We are humans, and even if we try, we are never completely neutral – and a publication like #LWN that targets the FLOSS community obviously will somewhat look at things from the view of its target audience.
