Omg, what the hell kind of dark pattern is it that waits 10 minutes to start playing an audio ad?
Slashdot's audio ads don't wait 10 minutes to start. Slashdot's much hated auto-refresh "feature" is to blame.
It periodically refreshes the page and brings you a new crop of ads, some of which might be audio ads.
The auto-refresh "feature" merely exists to increase their ad revenue. Nobody I know likes the auto-refresh feature, as it just causes you to lose your place on the page.
Slashdot's audio ads don't wait 10 minutes to start. Slashdot's much hated auto-refresh "feature" is to blame.
It periodically refreshes the page and brings you a new crop of ads, some of which might be audio ads.
The auto-refresh "feature" merely exists to increase their ad revenue. Nobody I know likes the auto-refresh feature, as it just causes you to lose your place on the page.