So is forcing me to watch ads. TVs everywhere in public spaces in America is a cancer and I’ll happily turn them off or unplug them whenever and wherever I see them.
This isn’t a thing in other countries, it’s part of American culture.
This isn’t a thing in other countries, it’s part of American culture.
It's one thing to block ads when they have been loaded into your web browser that is in your room (completely morally and ethically fine). It's a completely different thing to go into someone elses space and start making decisions about what is or isn't running on a tv there.
I like ads as little as you so what I can do is just boycott that restaurant or bar entirely or ask the staff to turn it off. I think it's part of being a well adjusted adult to know what you want or don't want and go about it in a reasonable way (such as asking staff). It's immature though to just do that forcibly.
It is however not my duty to teach you that, so let's leave it at that.
Turning off a TV is also morally and ethically fine. I don’t see the big deal. Nothing is happening “forcibly”, I’m just sending out some IR. Nobody’s hurt or damaged.
Thankfully culture has adjusted some and those conditions aren’t as common as they were.