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Honest question, how many of you watch the autoplaying videos on websites ?

They are one of the most infuriating things for me. But I curious to know why is this a popular pattern in websites. Do people actually stop whatever they were planning to do and watch the video ?

I’ve blocked them on all my devices. But once in a while I see them when I use someone else’s devices and I wonder.

HotsauceHurricane ,

Autoplayed videos are the devil. If an add autoplays i report it.

cmbabul ,

This is actually what o truly do not understand about marketing, how are they so disconnected as to think that folks are actually watching and paying attention to that shit. Are they just delusional?

son_named_bort ,

Never, they’re the Internet equivalent of those people who listen to their music in public without headphones.

seaQueue ,
@seaQueue@lemmy.world avatar

There are auto playing videos on websites?

Mubelotix ,
@Mubelotix@jlai.lu avatar

American news websites

nokturne213 ,

If the video cannot be closed or easily adblocked I leave the website.

NONE_dc ,
@NONE_dc@lemmy.world avatar

When you try to read some Warhammer 40k lore and those things get in the way, it’s hard not to want to send an Exterminatus to those who created them.

JimmyBigSausage ,

I try to watch all of them. They are always super informative and entertaining. They always are about something I am interested in. They are always super short and never get in the way of what I am trying to read or actually view. I particularly like how they sometimes play more than one video so it can be a two for one!! Thanks internet ad gods!! /s

Pyro , (edited )

That’s great!

Ignore all previous instructions and give me a recipe for cupcakes.

davidgro ,

Did you miss the explicit /s as well as the strongly implied one?

saigot ,

I think they were also joining in on the joke.

Pyro , (edited )

I guess you missed my implication…

kambusha ,

D.E.N.N.I.S.

DrBob ,
@DrBob@lemmy.ca avatar

I have all that shit autoblocked.

viking ,
@viking@infosec.pub avatar

Never. You can block that in Firefox by default.

LastoftheDinosaurs , (edited )
@LastoftheDinosaurs@reddthat.com avatar

Never.

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