Canard
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Interesting ... Thanks.I don’t know of a way to change host files don’t work on TVs.
Note also that Chrome has a habit of completely bypassing local host files.
I did not think about Smart TVs, because I do not use one, although I own one. I just use it as a monitor, preferring to have greater control and understanding of my media system.
Chrome I have very limited experience with other than with tearing my hair out trying to set up a laser printer for one of my wife's cousins and discovering that it was not on the limited support list. My impression is that it is stable and good for its intended purposes. OK as long as you don't intend to colour outside the lines.
But if we want to start pushing things in the direction of pointless overkill (and causing potential problems for everyone on the network), some routers allow the installation of custom hosts files, and anyone with basic Raspberry Pi and networking skills can set up a Pi Hole server.
Pi-hole – Network-wide Ad Blocking
pi-hole.net