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Re:Ask HN: What is the most unethical thing you've done as a... by pc86 on Monday August 06, 2018 @10:40AM (#17697962)
ADA applies to companies with 15 or more employees. Nobody is under any obligation to make their blog ADA compliant.
Re:Ask HN: What is the most unethical thing you've done as a... by hluska on Monday August 06, 2018 @12:00PM (#17698761)
I think we're talking about different comments. I'm certainly not talking about a blog. Instead, I was referring to the parent's application. The parent wrote:

Circumvented browser features to force autoplay on videos with high volume on our websites. While not a morally bankrupt thing to do especially compared to some of the other examples, we all felt dirty doing it.

There's no information about the size of the company there. I replied to a comment that said there are no relevant laws and suggested that that person check out the ADA. The ADA might be relevant.

Re:Ask HN: What is the most unethical thing you've done as a... by pc86 on Monday August 06, 2018 @01:16PM (#17699572)
The ADA isn't relevant with respect to auto-playing videos, but is it relevant with respect to forcing a volume increase? I think that's a hard sell.