# Ads are playing automatically.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-are-playing-automatically/672688>\
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**Created:** [October 30, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-are-playing-automatically/672688 "2013-10-30T21:20:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-are-playing-automatically/672688/22 "2013-11-04T04:29:26Z")

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> [@TubaDiva](#):
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> I’ll inquire upstairs. May be Monday before we have an answer.

You answered this same exact question a few months ago in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=692266). Your response then:

> [@Improper Advertisement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improper-advertisement/659566/2):
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> Standards stated where?
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> Keep in mind that even if something was said at one time, that was at least two owners ago and the current owners may do as they wish.

and your follow up here:

> [@Improper Advertisement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improper-advertisement/659566/10):
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> Neither snippy nor bullshit.
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> It is reality.
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> This is a business, one that is not owned by the staff nor the users. The owners of this site can place whatever content they want on these pages.
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> It’s worrisome and annoying when an ad sounds off at an unwelcome time and in an unwelcome place – especially in your office. But there is nothing that we can do about it. It’s why I keep headphones hooked up to my computer all the time – I have people on different sleep schedules in my house that object to noise. I don’t always hear everything but I’m not unpleasantly surprised neither.
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> I’m sorry if it sounds off in your office or if it wakes the baby. I’d do something about if I could. I don’t know what else to tell you.

So, this is nothing new, and you’ve already said that nothing is going to be done about it.

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