Ars Technica: “Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen. “Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS are already subject to video advertisements on the home screen. Now, Roku is testing what it might look like if it took things a step further and forced people to watch a video ad play before getting to the Roku OS home screen.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/awful-roku-tests-autoplaying-ads-loading-before-the-home-screen-ars-technica/

Nothing is as awful as auto-play when you're trying to find your headphones and suddenly realize a video is playing! Or when you don't know the volume of the speakers is turned up. But the real shame is when a 3-hour video plays, and you weren't even there to watch it. I'm not gonna name a company like #Google or #Meta. #baddesign #autoplay #AutoplayVideos #shameonyou

Saako giffit jotenkin hiljennettyä täällä mastossa? Tootissa en nähnyt asetusta enkä muista et selainversiossakaan olis ollut?

Nimim: Autisti joka vihaa vilkkuvia asioita tuhannen auringon voimalla koska ruutu muuttuu täysin lukukelvottomaksi sen liikkeen vuoksi.

stupid youtube autoplay feature

one of the stupidist UI UX feature ever invented @youtube #autoplay #fail #uifail #uxfail if you open 3 youtube tabs of course you do NOT want all 3 videos playing at once hth do you turn it off ? PS do not reply with links to 10 minute videos that "explain" how to fix this even it is possible

https://osde8info.wordpress.com/2024/11/22/stupid-youtube-autoplay-feature/

Truly, one of the great eternal mysteries is WHY THE F #Apple does not give #iOS users an ability in #Safari to permanently, thoroughly, and with extreme prejudice DISABLE any website from EVER even so much as DARING to #autoplay a #video, be it an ad or otherwise, when that user is on a cellular data connection

Hier übrigens ein Selbstexperiment was #HeyWolfi auf #youtube gemacht hat!

Es dauert etwa 15 Stunden bis der Youtube #Autoplay einem von einem Barbyphone Unboxing Video zu #Rechtsextrem #Propaganda geleitet hat, wenn man zwischendrin nichts drückt!

Also ok zu einer Talkshow wo einer behauptet die Grünen würden Deindustrialisieren. Schauts euch einfach an.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz_OTpH2IsU

#YouTube's #enshittification continues unabated.

I've noticed recently that when I pick a lone song to play, YouTube plays the song, and that's it.

Yes, yes, I have autoplay turned off. This is *not* the problem.

The problem is that I used to have a handy option, once the song was over, to pick a mix of songs based in the *first* song that I picked.

I no longer have this option.

I bet someone at YouTube was unhappy about the autoplay being turned off, and decided to nerf that feature.

Idiots.

I hate #autoplay . how is it possible that #firefox allow some websites to waste my data volume even autoplay is disabled.

Everyone loves #autoplay on streaming services.

Memo to all website admins everywhere:

Do not #autoplay #video content. Ever.

You are abusing your users' privacy, and their data – which they may be carefully hoarding.

Jist gonnae no.

Dear news outlets, NO ONE likes your autoplaying videos. Who you trying to engage?

Finally a site that handles autoplay videos correctly:

(Okay, it's just the second best after "don't".)

What is the point of #autoplay on websites?

No, like seriously.

Do they think everyone has #ADHD? Or are they simply trying to inflate numbers? For whom, though? The #creators? The #advertisers?

Creators will see their #video get swiped away within the first 5s and scratch their heads at why 'retention' is so terrible.

Advertisers will not see the expected #RoI and decline to become repeat customers.

End users will ALWAYS look for the pause or close button.

So, what exactly IS the point?

Throne & Liberty is collecting feedback on autoplay, admitting it can wreck immersion https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/07/throne-liberty-is-collecting-feedback-on-autoplay-admitting-it-can-wreck-immersion #ThroneandLiberty #Autoplay

Actually what is the best way to show an #MP4 video in #HTML #container?
Regarding:
- sizing #CSS max-block-size: 100dvh; max-inline-size: 100dvw;
- #autoplay, #controls, #thumbnail handling, #center #alignment, maybe #npm? #JS
Thank you for let me know!

@peer

Die Zeilgruppe sind Influencer und Social-Media-Agenturen. Die können alle Englisch. Und lesen keine Texte. Das Video fing schon mal ohne Ton an rumzuwackeln, damit man es anklickt. Das ist eben eine andere Welt, als textbasierte Web-Seiten.

Ich habe sie auch gefragt, ob sie denn Cookies brauchen und schon mal ausgerechnet haben, was Cookies an Ressourcen kosten. Aber das ist eben die bunte Werbewelt. Da braucht man auch Cookies, damit man den Menschen das verkaufen kann, was sie kaufen (Merke: Nicht unbedingt das, was sie brauchen.)

Die Idee ist dann den berechneten Impact über Kompensation auszugleichen. Das ist #Ablasshandel. Aber immerhin wird dann auch SM-Nutzer*innen klar, dass selbst das liebe Internet Ressourcen verbraucht und zwar nicht wenig.

Was man machen kann und sollte: Alle #Autoplay-Einstellungen ausschalten.

Zum Glück gibt es die "Autoplay Policy". Nicht auszudenken, was sonst im Internet los wäre...

https://developer.chrome.com/blog/autoplay/

Hate #Autoplay on mobile browsers, because they drain my data volumes. Currently using Bromite browser (chromium). Thinking about to change to #Firefox

You heard that right! Now video autoplay is disabled by default. No more getting startled by unexpected, loud autoplay videos while browsing.

#Autoplay can be toggled back on in the Site Settings.
https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-android-5-7/