# Autoplay video ads on here now? Is this for real?

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**Created:** [September 17, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoplay-video-ads-on-here-now-is-this-for-real/698737 "2014-09-17T15:47:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoplay-video-ads-on-here-now-is-this-for-real/698737/1 "2014-09-17T15:47:04Z")

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I was browsing the pit a bit ago and all of the sudden heard crappy music blaring from my laptop. Scroll up and there’s a Verizon video playing on the right side of the screen.

Really? Cmon man! Not the SDMB too. :mad::mad:

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoplay-video-ads-on-here-now-is-this-for-real/698737/2 "2014-09-17T17:37:25Z")

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> [@Cubsfan](#):
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> I was browsing the pit a bit ago and all of the sudden heard crappy music blaring from my laptop. Scroll up and there’s a Verizon video playing on the right side of the screen.
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> Really? Cmon man! Not the SDMB too. :mad::mad:

This happens from [time](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=713068)[to](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=706479) [time](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=720092). The advertising vendor gets careless or adventurous and slips something into the mix.

According to the moderator guidance from the first link above, if you can get screenshots of the offending advertisement, forward them to TubaDiva and she’ll start the ball rolling:

> [@Valerie's Back! Auto Play Video/Audio Ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valeries-back-auto-play-video-audio-ad/678781/11):
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> Any screen shots that you can send would be helpful. [tubadiva@straightdope.com](mailto:tubadiva@straightdope.com)
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> Sorry. I’ll report this again.

This was the guidance as of the end of January of this year. I hope it’s still current.

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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:** [September 17, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoplay-video-ads-on-here-now-is-this-for-real/698737/3 "2014-09-17T19:40:32Z")

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As far as I know.

The ads aren’t supposed to autoplay with sound – you have to click on them to get noise. Are you sure you didn’t touch the ad in any way?

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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:** [September 17, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoplay-video-ads-on-here-now-is-this-for-real/698737/4 "2014-09-17T19:41:07Z")

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And yes, a screen shot would be very useful.

Sorry this is happening. I’ll alert management.