• CTDummy@piefed.social
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      That is done for timing, doesn’t do a couple words at a time and doesn’t flash on and then off of the screen immediately in most cases. What am I going to talk in time with whatever content creator? It’s purely done so people can see as much of what’s being said as possible in brief moments they scroll past/hover over the video while it autoplays without audio and to drive engagement. Not for accessibility or readability.

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        He doesn’t usually have the highlighting so it’s probably some sort of social experiment. He’s written a book on the algorithm.

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          Yeah, a social experiment to see if his views and click throughs increase. Leading to increased engagement.