[–] acheron2012 0 points 20 points 20 points (+20|-0) ago
IMO the worst are videos playing without sound that are difficult/impossible to stop. They just sit there burning up data.
THIS is what a pointless waste of finite resources looks like.
[–] totes_magotes [S] 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Bandwidth really isn't finite - the hardware for that has a limited lifespan regardless of whether it's used or how much it's used. It's just a way for companies to try to milk you for more money. You already pay far more for your internet than you should.
[–] Humansized 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Well finite for consumers. Especially mobile users.
[–] peacegnome 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
i'm on projectFi and each MB costs me $0.01, so a 100MB video just cost me $1. Auto-playing videos, or auto-buffering video costs a lot.
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[–] Anti-Stupid 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Videos on Voat do not play until you click them. If you do not like videos so much, then don't fucking click them.
[–] rejectedfromreddit 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Check out the noscript plugin for Firefox and Chrome
[–] vastrightwing 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
You use the word news as if these sites are news sites. They are jewish propaganda sites. The autoplay videos are there to force you to listen to them. The entire talmudvision, movie, news, music and entertainment industry is fraudulent. They are not profit driven but political tools to subvert the masses.
[–] Spud4ever 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
YouTube is doing that too (think Google idiots thought it'd be great idea - bain of my friggen existance , HATE autoplay videos or ads)! It's like saying "Screw you , you're paying attention to me" which automatically puts the message in a bad light to me.
[–] fusir 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago (edited ago)
It is ok to autoplay videos on a video website. That is it.
For example if you click on a suggested video on a side panel you are going to want it to play. You illustrated your intent that you want that video to play. But in case someone opens multiple videos in multiple tabs to watch something later it should only play once focus is on that tab.
[–] totes_magotes [S] 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
No it’s not. Screen readers get blasted over
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[–] soliddrink 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
would be great, except I don't feel like doing that every time I go to a new news page. I just would love a ublock origin list only for videos so I don't have to do this task
[–] Dean_Wilhelm_Hawkins 0 points 30 points 30 points (+30|-0) ago
The best ones play multiple videos all at once so you cant understand anything.
[–] whatisbestinlife 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
the worst ones offer immediate single click download