re: #333 A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS
I bought mine without special offers (i.e. ads). Cost about $30 more. You can also pay the tariff to “remove special offers” at any time.
I bought it without special offers. That apparently didn’t make it immune; I don’t know if it’s a bug in Fire OS or what, but my daughter started complaining of ads popping up at random times, and her tablet became increasingly unusable.