“Prevent malicious software attacks on your TV by scanning for viruses on your TV every few weeks,” Samsung’s support account wrote, following up with a video tutorial on how to launch the McAfee virus scanner built into its latest smart TVs.

Samsung deleted the offending advice soon after, perhaps because it realized the absurdity of encouraging people to treat their TVs like Windows PCs from the 1990s. Still, the damage was done. The company was promptly mocked in articles, snarky tweets, and forum posts, many of which also sneered at smart TVs in general. Ahh, they said, if only our TVs were dumb, we wouldn’t have this problem.

Missing from all the melodrama, however, was any evidence of smart TVs actually being infected by viruses or malware, probably because the odds of this happening are almost nil. Smart TVs are not inherently more dangerous than dumb TVs connected to external streaming devices, and while pre-loading anti-virus software is a bad look for Samsung, it doesn’t mean using a smart TV is a bad idea. Read the full column on TechHive.

I would not suggest buying a TV based solely on Netflix’s opinions, but over time the recommendations could help nudge more TV makers into doing what the streaming giant wants. Don’t be surprised if even more TVs are loading Netflix at a faster clip come next year.

Reddit’s piracy crackdown: For years now, the online forum Reddit has hosted several popular sections in which users share links to pirated streams of live sports games. Now, Cord Cutters News reports that Reddit is cracking down on those sections, including NBAStreams (banned this week) SoccerStreams (banned a few months ago), and NFLStreams (still operational, but with all prior links removed).

I never quite understood how these sections were able to operate out in the open for so long, especially given that Reddit’s cord cutting forum–where I occasionally lurk and post–forbids any discussion of piracy. With Reddit having raised $300 million back in February, perhaps the site is trying to clean up its act ahead of an acquisition or some other major business move. For now, it seems that some of the displaced forumgoers are moving over to the chat room site Discord for their piracy discussions, but Discord also technically prohibits users from posting links to pirated content. It’ll be interesting to see how long the new plan lasts.

Yahoo View to vanish: After Hulu stopped offering free videos on its own site a few years ago, Yahoo View picked up the slack with recent episodes of network TV shows and a selection of anime. Now, Yahoo says it will “decommission” the site on June 30. While the company hasn’t explained its decision, my guess is that Yahoo View wasn’t doing much good for parent company Verizon, which has recently backed off plans to become a media giant, or for Hulu, whose paid services are rapidly growing. Besides, the idea of a streaming service that only works on desktop web browsers seems increasingly antiquated as time goes on.

The good news is that the major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox) continue to stream recent episodes for free on their own websites, and in some cases on phones, tablets, and streaming TV devices. The fate of Yahoo View’s anime catalog, however, is unclear, however. (Thanks for the tip on this, Bill.)

Comcast’s eye control: It’s not often that cable companies are ahead of the curve on new features, so let’s give credit where due to Comcast for adding eye control to its X1 boxes. The feature caters to folks with physical disabilities such as ALS, and is essentially an on-screen remote that loads through a web browser on a PC. A compatible eye-tracking device (such as those made by Tobii) lets users control the remote by looking at the on-screen buttons. I’ve used Tobii’s eye-tracking tech at trade shows, and it works surprisingly well, so kudos to Comcast for implementing this.

The TCL 6-Series offers a 4K HDR picture with Dolby Vision, and CNet says it has the best picture quality for the money of any TV. It also has Roku’s excellent smart TV software on board, which will spare you from needing a separate streaming box, and you won’t even have to worry about virus scanners!