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But why should a video automatically _begin_ playing if I can't see it?

• moreira 7y ago
  The same reason a GIF begins playing if you can't see it. As mentioned, video without audio is being used as a GIF replacement; it makes sense for it to behave the same way.
  • darkpuma 7y ago
    Why should a gif begin playing if you can't see it?
    • moreira 7y ago
      I didn't say that it should, only that no-audio videos behaving like GIFs seems like a good idea for bandwidth. Otherwise people will just use GIFs.