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It's not just autoplaying video that's the problem, it's the fact that these videos then go on to autoplay something else completely unconnected to what you wer
by jjbinx007 5y ago
It's not just autoplaying video that's the problem, it's the fact that these videos then go on to autoplay something else completely unconnected to what you were reading without asking you first.
You might argue this is to do with advertisers and so on, but this also happens on the BBC News website too. I recently clicked on a video story and after the video was finished I didn't notice there was a 5 second timer and suddenly I got a totally different video play by itself.
WHY?!
- gruez 5y ago> It's not just autoplaying video that's the problem, it's the fact that these videos then go on to autoplay something else completely unconnected to what you were reading without asking you first. No, screw that as well. If there's a text article with a video attached, I don't want to be interrupted by the autoplaying video while I'm reading the text.
- chiefalchemist 5y ago> WHY? Because that's how the web team is measured and rewarded. Management wants to see more view views, longer time on site, etc. Leadership doesn't understand nor care about a shite UX (so no one lower in the org is concerned).
- rozab 5y agoBBC management has gone down the horrible path of mimicking social media companies because they think that's the modern thing to do. But these companies have completely different goals than the BBC: they aim to abuse and exploit their users as much as possible.
- zrm 5y agoThis is a common theme with non-profits and open source projects. They see the for-profit incumbents doing something toxic and cargo cult it like not providing a similar experience would betray the users when it's really the opposite.