If you have a video that autoplays at the top of your article, and I have to scroll past it to read the article, I don't want it to pop out and scroll down along with me. It blocks the top third of the screen. Who even thinks of that? Why would a person in charge of making decisions say "Oh, yeah, neat. I like the way that works, let's not change anything." I don't want any videos to autoplay at all ever for any reason. If I scroll past it, it should autostop.
Fucking web developers.
Edit: Yes, you're right, it's not the fault of web developers. At least, it's mostly not their fault. They still came up with this shit, but it's executives and middle managers who demand it.
8 Comments
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de · 25 pts · 341d
No. Fucking middle managers that constantly have to prove their worth by coming up with new ideas to ruin something
thelittleerik@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 341d
Dont hate the player. Hate the game. We hate it too.
expatriado@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 341d
probably their biggest source of revenue is video ads, so they want to push it down your throat
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 341d
Lol you think web developers are free to just design whatever ux they randomly dream up
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 341d
If the video doesn't play, or isn't on your screen for at least x seconds, they don't get paid.
chickenf622@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 341d
You can block auto play in Firefox and related browsers FYI (dunno about other browsers off the top of my head). I guarantee you that the web devs that made this also hate it, but the higher ups/marketing dept demanded it. Speaking as a person who has been in web dev for a little over a decade, I hate this shit, but all the pushback will do nothing unless you can find a way that would make the company legally liable.
AntiBullyRanger@ani.social · 5 pts · 341d
Op, just
fetch (1)an archive of the article, and pipe it tomost (1)shalafi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 341d
I'm on a PC with a 40" TV for a monitor. No idea you phone browsers survive this bullshit.
lvxferre@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 321d