Gaaaaah look at that face! ♥️

Thanks for this clarification. Certainly something to be aware of and pay attention to, but a little less instantly alarming than the OP title.

I bought a new TV last year after my Hisense kicked the bucket and had a similar experience.

Not sure if it applies to your situation, but I just factory reset my TV, never enabled wifi, and hooked up a smart device I had lying around (Nvidia Shield). Now it all works great and if the smart functions upset me I can throw just the smart TV part in the trash and go back to my VCR.

This 1000%. Stop separating your words from their meanings.

Say what you mean and mean what you say.

That’s way too clever for me lol, her name is Sushi.

I suspect it’s a quest for treats…