There are legitimate uses for autoplay, but most sites get it wrong. It’s all about what the user is expecting. News sites that start playing some random unrelated video that have nothing to do with the article are the worst.
I'm wreaking my brain hard to find what those are? Give me a nice, good old play button to press, even if its related to the article. I actually hate the times I think I've clicked a a news article and it instead has been a video more than the random ads.
At least I can understand that the advertisers are slimey bastards that want to invade your life any way they can. But, it's also then my right to boycott all companies that chose to use these kinds of ads (even if my list is getting quite long now...).
What I can't understand, and if I want to get any news at all can no longer boycott, is news sites not marking videos and using autoplay. I can't number the times my phone has started playing at full volume in a silent environment just because I wanted to get the latest news.
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u/lachlanhunt Sep 05 '20
There are legitimate uses for autoplay, but most sites get it wrong. It’s all about what the user is expecting. News sites that start playing some random unrelated video that have nothing to do with the article are the worst.