# Auto-Play Ads again

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-play-ads-again/688347>\
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**Created:** [May 13, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-play-ads-again/688347 "2014-05-13T13:46:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-play-ads-again/688347/1 "2014-05-13T13:46:51Z")

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Just went to the main Cafe Society page, and heard an ad auto play - for the Dodge Dart, then went to an ad for Jimmy somebody, who is a guitar player. Finally found the ad all the way at the bottom of the page, so no chance of accidentally clicking it, moving my mouse over it, etc.

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-play-ads-again/688347/2 "2014-05-13T14:00:56Z")

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I don’t know if its an improvement but instead of getting the vampire clip over and over I’m now being told to vote for Shavar Jeffries for mayor of Newark. At least that’s local and not Israeli vampires.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-play-ads-again/688347/3 "2014-05-13T17:54:33Z")

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I have reported this to the ad people.

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-play-ads-again/688347/4 "2014-05-13T18:45:41Z")

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I am being asked continuously to vote for a Richard somebody who apparently is standing for something in Massachusetts. The bloody thing dims the light and prevents browsing until termination of the ad. I am not even in Massachusetts. Or the US. Ie N America.

I fucking hate that guy.

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-play-ads-again/688347/5 "2014-05-13T20:38:45Z")

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> [@AK84](#):
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> I am being asked continuously to vote for a Richard somebody who apparently is standing for something in Massachusetts. The bloody thing dims the light and prevents browsing until termination of the ad. I am not even in Massachusetts. Or the US. Ie N America.
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> I fucking hate that guy.

Then don’t vote for him.