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by Arkeus 4865 days ago
By visiting a YouTube video, I am giving YouTube my consent to play me a video, including any sound it might contain. I completely expect YouTube videos to play sound and am prepared for it, unlike websites such as this.
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All it takes is a redirect.
What's your point? That people can be annoying?
No, that this is a double standard people have. They gripe about any non-YouTube site playing audio, but say nothing when they click a bit.ly link that redirects to a YouTube video page.
People absolutely do complain when they click a bit.ly link that redirects to a YouTube video page.