But for real, after you explained what’s going on it makes perfect sense, I’m just suprised that “amount of ads delivered” is a watch time metric that the algo “optimizes” for.
Part of setting up the Pihole is adjusting your router (or individual devices) to use the Pihole for DNS, but devices can use their own settings, so a smart TV with 8.8.8.8 hard coded as it’s DNS would not be affected by Pihole blocking.
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**It’s learning… **
But for real, after you explained what’s going on it makes perfect sense, I’m just suprised that “amount of ads delivered” is a watch time metric that the algo “optimizes” for.
does pihole work for the TV?
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I thought the point of the pihole was to route all DNS traffic through it on your network?
Note: I’ve never set up a pihole so this is ass talk
Part of setting up the Pihole is adjusting your router (or individual devices) to use the Pihole for DNS, but devices can use their own settings, so a smart TV with 8.8.8.8 hard coded as it’s DNS would not be affected by Pihole blocking.