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.

  • Last@reddthat.com
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    3 months ago

    Your entire list is wrong. Just talk to me please. No one cares about these sorts of things. You caught a ghost.

  • NONE@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    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.

  • Zier@fedia.io
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    3 months ago

    Nothing ever auto plays on my devices. uBlock Origin & Firefox allow me to decide how my experience plays (ba-dum-tiss) out.

  • cmbabul@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    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?

  • howrar@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    I do, and then I forgot why I was on that website to begin with. Takes me forever to get my bearings back. I hate it.

    I see people saying that ublock can get rid of those. If someone can share how, that would be awesome. My ublock only blocks ads.

    • glitch@lemy.lol
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      3 months ago

      Right click on the video under ublock select block element. A popup will show up in the bottom right where you can fine tune. If the video has a custom right click menu just do it anywhere else and in the fine tune options click select element then the video. Also make sure you use uBlock Origin.

  • AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Not me. In fact if it isn’t blocked and I can’t easily get rid of it, I’ll bail on the site altogether.

    Honestly don’t understand what the benefit to anybody is. If I want to watch it, I will, if I don’t, I want. They’re just making the overall experience worse.

    I assume it’s some bonehead manager that thinks it looks cool or will increase engagement though.

    • eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de
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      3 months ago

      I find it even more puzzling as surely it has to be a decent increase in server demand to constantly be streaming video. How can that be worth it??

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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      3 months ago

      Exactly. If a site tries to shove things down my throat so much that it prevents me from accessing the part that I want to access, fuck em. I close the tab.

    • Valmond@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Look boss we have ‘engagement’ up 700% now! Everyone looks at the video!! Well, at least 5 to 15 seconds it seems but not more hmm gotta fix that too now…