I used to work at Roku (audio team). I left in late 2020, but I know that many of Roku's best and brightest were shitcanned as part of the several rounds of layoffs that happened recently, in an effort to cut costs.
It would not _at all_ surprise me to learn that this was a mistake, and that there's no one left that knows how to fix it.
Geez, add this to the crummy way they've been rolling out no-opt-out "features" and regressions like automatically showing your recently watched series.
Yes, I really _didn't_ want my 7 year old to stream the Walking Dead, thanks for the nightmares Roku!
It would not _at all_ surprise me to learn that this was a mistake, and that there's no one left that knows how to fix it.