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Ask HN: Aren't Netflix's autoplay video ads with audio egregious?
Seems just as egregious to me as autoplay programmatic ads. And I PAY for Netflix.
Ref: https://kotaku.com/netflix-s-auto-playing-trailers-are-just-the-worst-1824082796
- willio58 8y agoI guess you can think of them as ads, they’re more like suggestions with previews. It’s not like you have to pay extra to watch those movies or shows.
- macinjosh 8y agoMaybe a better word is 'promo' or 'house ad'. Whatever you call them they are obnoxious.
- macinjosh 8y agoI really, really dislike them. What I am unclear about is how they get around my browser's (Safari) autoplay restrictions.
- tudelo 8y agoThe most annoying thing is going through netflix on PS4 and having every thing you scroll on autoplay after a second. The only way to stop this is to open the video/show then close it. This is something I have to do regularly...
- LUmBULtERA 8y agoSame on Roku. Very very annoying. Makes me almost want to hook up a media center PC since the Win10 app does not do that (yet).
- kody 8y agoYes. I mute my TV while browsing Netflix now. It wouldn't be so bad if you could disable/mute autoplay in the app's settings.
- amorphous 8y agoyes, I also loathe the autoplay of a next episode. The idea is to keep you hooked I guess
- true_religion 8y agoI like them. I use Netflix through my TV, so when I sit down I'm dedicated to watching something but I don't know what. The promos help me figure out what is good with a very low amount of effort on my part. If I had to play the promo manually, it'd add friction to the experience. They used to do that and it was 2 button presses to find a trailer, then two button press to back out from the trailer. Now simply scrolling displays the trailer, which is perfect for someone using a TV remote control.