https://www.howtogeek.com/disconnect-your-smart-tv-from-the-internet-especially-if-you-have-a-vizio/ Walmart owns Vizio.

“Smart TVs spying on their viewers is sadly not a new thing”

“selling TVs at a loss and then making it back through ads. In Q3 2023, Vizio posted a loss of $3.3 million in hardware sales but had a massive $97 million in gross profit.”