# Auto-playing video

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-playing-video/625558>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 18, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-playing-video/625558 "2012-06-18T19:55:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-playing-video/625558/21 "2012-06-23T14:17:04Z")

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> [@Tangent](#):
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> I do it the other way 'round.

That’s gross!

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**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-playing-video/625558/22 "2012-06-23T15:42:08Z")

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I got the same Bing ad a couple times this week. Honestly they wouldn’t bother me, except that I was viewing on my phone at work.

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**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-playing-video/625558/23 "2012-07-28T15:43:38Z")

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I’ve got an auto playing ad for Finish washing powder on this very thread. I only came here to comment on an auto playing ad on the GQ main page. Pretty annoying.

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