here's the page I was linked to (from a tumblr post I've lost track of) on how to turn this off on various TVs:
@foone I refuse to buy a tv smart enough to need an internet connection.
I will *never* hook up my tv to the internet, nor my desktop screen, nor my car, nor my solar inverters, nor my home cleaning activities, nor my doorbell or security cameras.
If any of these devices comes with a sim, I will remove it. I don't care if it degrades it and I could e.g warm up my car with an app. it's an entirely unnecessary backdoor into my life that I just don't care enough about to keep around.
"The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work." - Emile Zola
Hi there ICE. GET OUT OF MY SERVERS. 2600:9000:24ce:4400:1a:6c26:bb80:93a1
FBI GET OUT OF MY SERVERS. 64:ff9b:1:fffe::45a3:8839