LG OLED owner ripped microphone and Wi-Fi out of new TV and declared – this glass belongs to me

Earlier this month, YouTube channel Gamer's Nexus posted a detailed video breakdown of all the ways LG-produced smart TVs can spy on people.

The video quickly spread online, even prompting LG to respond and deny the claims in GN's report. One viewer decided not to wait around for the company's response and simply ripped out everything responsible for connecting his TV to the outside world.

In the September 6 video, Gamer's Nexus showed how many LG TVs secretly record conversations and store them, scan your home for other devices and wi-fi signals, and continue doing this even after you disconnect the device from the internet.

The report also included clips of LG execs and partners claiming they "own the glass" and not the customer.

Over the weekend, small YouTuber tfm55x, who hadn't uploaded a video in four years, posted a new video titled "This LG G6 OLED Glass Belongs to Me! It's not spying on me anymore." In the short clip, he shows the process of removing the wi-fi module, mic, and Bluetooth antenna from his recently purchased TV.

He explains that he was originally planning to put the TV on a private, virtual network so he could control how it interacts with the internet. After watching the Gamer's Nexus report, it became clear that wouldn't be enough, since the TV keeps collecting data even while offline.

So he carefully opened up the case and ripped out all the radio modules manually.

Apparently, the little scoundrels at LG are telling customers that they own the screen or they own the glass. Well, you don't own the glass on this one. And this is my official non-acceptance of the terms of your agreements that amount to, I don't even know, how many reams of paper when printed out.

I do not accept any of those. I flatly refuse to pay that much money for a television and then have you snooping on everything I'm doing. It's none of your damn business.

The comments filled up with people cheering him on. The top comment, with over 2,000 upvotes, reads:

Best "I do not accept" I've ever seen.

On Thursday, tfm55x posted a follow-up video showing that his new TV works perfectly fine. The panel runs normally, just without collecting and sharing his data anymore.