When I worked for Bloomberg everything revolved around selling access to eyeballs for the most advantageous price. It didn't matter if no one watched autoplaying videos. Ad sales got booked anyway, no matter how many people actually looked at the ad.
Thankfully ad blocking is a thing. Use an ad blocker; you'll do humanity a favor.
Thankfully ad blocking is a thing. Use an ad blocker; you'll do humanity a favor.