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if you already have an LG monitor or TV or intend to buy one, you probably want to watch this video and keep an eye on gamers nexus for updates (or anyone else covering the LG spying situation):

posted july 16 2026

LG is doing some bad things. how bad? well. here are some very brief bullet points. I am not an expert, gamers nexus is, see the video for more information than this:

LG monitors (brand new and years old, cheap and expensive) auto-install LG's own adware-spyware called LG Monitor App onto windows 10 and 11 computers. you plug in an LG monitor for video output and this gets installed automatically. no hitting OK, no confirmation, no toggles, NOTHING.

the auto-installed LG Monitor App auto-grants itself access to your internet connection and ALL computer resources. the LG Monitor App has the ability to collect: geolocation data, device data, personal information, online activity data, contact data, and more!

...and it shows pop-up ads! because fuck you

on some affected versions of windows, auto-installed shitware like the LG Monitor App can be prevented by navigating to gpedit.msc -> computer configuration -> administrative templates -> system -> device installation -> prevent automatic download of applications associated with metadata

...but, if your LG monitor already installed the LG Monitor App, this is like closing the barn door after the horse got out. and that horse has the logs of everything you were doing on your computer! someone stop that fucking horse!!!

unrelated to the LG Monitor App, many LG TV owners are now required to tell all household members and guests that their LG TV is recording and processing ALL nearby voices. or else they may be in violation of local eavesdropping and wiretapping laws. for owning a fucking LG TV.

plus, how many businesses, workplaces, public spaces use LG TVs?

allegedly the microphone spying can be turned off by disabling microphone features, but LG has been caught disregarding opt-out settings before.

LG TVs can record everything that happens on the TV, including the video output of connected devices like phones, computers, gaming consoles, anything that happens on the TV screen.

LG was sued for their spying, and as a result of that spying suit, now shows pop-ups saying oops! they got caught spying and intend to continue spying. thanks for buying LG!

as of when the video was posted, there was no list of every spying LG monitor or TV. but this stuff is getting rolled out to more and more LG devices, including those purchased years ago.

and that is the shortest summary I can make of this situation without just summarizing more of the gamers nexus video.

⬆️posted july 23 2026

gamers nexus is fairly respected in technology journalism. they fly around the world investigating companies that fuck people over and have pressured major companies to make major changes over the years.

so for gamers nexus to say that this LG spying situation is both unprecedented in how uniquely bad it is in this era of spying, and that it gets even worse than their video where they already say to stop buying and using LG products while recanting every prior recommendation for LG products?

josephine montilyet - nine of pentacles

some doods of the inquisition-era dao gang

1) Despite being WRITTEN as a charming, supernaturally charismatic character, the actor simply isn't up to the task. As a result, the characters who are influenced by them seem unbelievably stupid in service of the narrative and it completely breaks audience immersion.

2) The above happens, but the audience is forced to suspend their disbelief (about the character's charisma and influence) so far that the story and characters no longer feel grounded in human reality. Immersion isn't necessarily BROKEN, but it's a lot harder to be emotionally invested in a story that constantly reminds you it's a story and characters behave in ways that just don't line up with the human experience.

What Luke Arnold does as John Silver is something truly special. Not only does he make the audience 100% understand why even hardened, wary, intelligent characters like Flint are influenced by him and care about what he thinks, but the audience itself remains charmed by him no matter what he does. When he's spinning his stories to the crew, to Flint, to anyone else, he's spinning his stories to the audience too. Despite the fact that we in the audience usually KNOW when Silver's lying or manipulating a situation in his favor, it's hard not to be charmed by him like everyone else on screen is.

I'm over halfway through season 3 now and he's showing more of his emotions and inner world beneath the smooth, silver-tongued surface. Still, as an audience member, there's always one rather uneasy question at the back of my mind: can we, the audience, trust that this side of Silver isn't yet another skillful manipulation from a master storyteller who's had us in his grasp since the beginning of the series?

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I’m just going to say this to strangers until i find a tumblr person

must keep reblogering!! Im going to be so suspicious if any one tells me this now!

Remember the answer is: I stole them from the president.