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Hmmm... the headline is succinct and probably is satisfactory to summarize the entire article, but let's see if there is some deeper data or meaningful insight! * Clicked link to read article * Immediately overwhelmed by fullscreen overlay ad * Closed fullscreen overlay ad to attempt to read article * Immediately assaulted by blasting volume autoplay video ad * Rather than read article, scroll around and attempt to quickly locate blasting volume autoplay video ad to mute or stop * Unable to quickly find and mute the blasting autoplay nuisance ad, instead decide to close the browser tab without reading even a word of the article * Remembered to enable adblock in Canary What a great web experience!

n0b0dythere 10y ago
Is there any sort of plugin or web standard where we can set "autoplay_video" to = "0"? I haven't found anything that works, including disabling Java totally.
aioprisan 10y ago
That's why my adblock is always on.
- econnors 10y ago
  Typical progression for me: Adblock auto-enabled => I like this site, I think I'll disable adblock to support the creator => Autoplay video ad blasting || ad displays over content || full screen ad appears without a clear exit => Adblock auto-enabled
  - aioprisan 10y ago
    It used to be the same for me, now I just pay for the 5-10 quality sites that I read often enough for me to miss them if they stop existing.
- DoodleBuggy 10y ago
  I get it and use an adblocker to fight off the more egregious ads (autoplay, overlays, popups, etc), but most websites are ad supported and I don't have an issue with standard banners. The irony seems to be that ad companies are overcompensating for adblockers by offering more intrusive ads, which then inspires more adblocking, which then inspires even more intrusive ads, and the cycle repeatedly escalates.
MichaelApproved 10y ago
You can mute all sound coming from a tab. Right click the tab and select "Mute tab".
nvr219 10y ago
I did not have any of these problems using ublock origin.
joshbaptiste 10y ago
I run Umatrix where I disable Javascript by default and allow portions on approved sites, BGR doesn't require Javascript to display the articles so no issue reading here, but I do agree that many sites are just horrible at launch ad placement.

n0b0dythere 10y ago

Is there any sort of plugin or web standard where we can set "autoplay_video" to = "0"? I haven't found anything that works, including disabling Java totally.

aioprisan 10y ago

That's why my adblock is always on.

econnors 10y ago
Typical progression for me: Adblock auto-enabled => I like this site, I think I'll disable adblock to support the creator => Autoplay video ad blasting || ad displays over content || full screen ad appears without a clear exit => Adblock auto-enabled
- aioprisan 10y ago
  It used to be the same for me, now I just pay for the 5-10 quality sites that I read often enough for me to miss them if they stop existing.
DoodleBuggy 10y ago
I get it and use an adblocker to fight off the more egregious ads (autoplay, overlays, popups, etc), but most websites are ad supported and I don't have an issue with standard banners. The irony seems to be that ad companies are overcompensating for adblockers by offering more intrusive ads, which then inspires more adblocking, which then inspires even more intrusive ads, and the cycle repeatedly escalates.

MichaelApproved 10y ago

You can mute all sound coming from a tab. Right click the tab and select "Mute tab".

nvr219 10y ago

I did not have any of these problems using ublock origin.

joshbaptiste 10y ago

I run Umatrix where I disable Javascript by default and allow portions on approved sites, BGR doesn't require Javascript to display the articles so no issue reading here, but I do agree that many sites are just horrible at launch ad placement.