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Honest question, how many of you watch the autoplaying videos on websites ? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by pocker_machine@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is my wife. I have a network adblocker and had to whitelist google ads because she wanted to see the pictures of products when searching even though they’re google ads and she knows it. Doesn’t matter, she actually likes them. Gahhhhhhh.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

Oh my that sounds so frustrating hah!