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Proposed class action accuses Roku of bricking users' TVs with bad updates

Mashable·Alex Perry·27 days ago
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A couple of major TV brands are now at the center of a class-action lawsuit. A plaintiff named Terri Else proposed a class-action suit in California against TCL and Roku , per CNET . The specific accusation here is that Roku and TCL push software updates to their TVs that make the devices defective without any kind of a fix. Roku has denied the claims in Else's complaint. While Roku is primarily known as a manufacturer of streaming devices, it does manufacture its own TVs under the Roku Select and Roku Plus names, while also providing the underlying smart TV operating system for several models of TCL TVs. This lawsuit calls out Roku Select, Roku Plus, and any TCL TV in the 3, 4, 5, or 6 series running Roku OS. Want to learn more about getting the best out of your tech? Sign up for Mashable's Top Stories and Deals newsletters today. Mashable Light Speed Else accused TCL of selling her a TV that became defective a few years after purchase in 2018, before it eventually stopped working entirely in 2023.…

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