Thread | Brutkey

This is, obviously, incredibly distopyian but I would simply start with NOT BUYING A FRIDGE WITH A FUCKING SCREEN IN IT.

A fridge has two jobs: Make things colder, make other things colder.

Anything beyond that is surplus to requirements.

https://eldritch.cafe/@temptoetiam/115661944697746687

Abie
@temptoetiam@eldritch.cafe

Fuuuuuuckin hell

RT "This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized."
https://bsky.app/profile/esqueer.net/post/3m74ymbxsgs2k

A screenshot of a Reddit post from r/LegalAdviceUK by user Fun-Blueberry-2147. The post describes that the user’s sister, who has schizophrenia, admitted herself to the hospital after believing someone was communicating with her through her smart fridge, which turned out to be an LED screen advertisement. The post explains that she spent two days under monitoring with medication adjustments and that the specific ad she saw included her name, making it especially distressing. The user questions the legality of such targeted or unsettling ads on smart appliances in the UK.

A stainless-steel, side-by-side refrigerator with a built-in touchscreen display on the right door. The screen shows a bright yellow Apple TV+ advertisement reading “WE’RE SORRY WE UPSET YOU, CAROL” for the series Pluribus. The left door includes a water and ice dispenser. The fridge is in a modern kitchen with small appliances visible in the background.

Matt H
@MattHatton@aus.social

And if you must buy a fridge with a screen in it, don't connect it to the fucking internet.

A fridge does not need to be online.