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		AbsoluteDestiny on Sept 3, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Firefox 69.0 Released Video codecs compress better than GIFs, so auto playing video elements can be used for this.

goatlover on Sept 3, 2019 [–]

But why does a news article need video?

ferzul on Sept 3, 2019 | [–]

when you're tired after work, watching a video is easier than reading. the longer you're watching videos on top-quality-journalism.example.com the longer they can serve you ads

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