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Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO by thisone on Sunday January 20, 2019 @02:28AM (#18951677)
It's more like a screen saver. You haven't interacted with the app in X amount of time, it suspends loading the next episode until you confirm you're still there.

No more nefarious or creepy than a screen saver.

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Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO by TeMPOraL on Sunday January 20, 2019 @04:24AM (#18952134)
Hell, YouTube too does that on Android, pausing playback after ~1 hour.

I was quite annoyed when I saw it for the first time - I had music playing over my Bluetooth headset while cleaning my bathroom, so it was quite inconvenient to tap on the phone when YouTube suddenly paused it to check if I'm still there.

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Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO by hombre_fatal on Sunday January 20, 2019 @07:54AM (#18952818)
That would be unforgivable if you were paying for Youtube Premium.

But if it's just for the ad-supported version, it makes sense.

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Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO by zulln on Sunday January 20, 2019 @12:32PM (#18954220)
If it is a setting that can be disabled it would make sense even for Youtube Premium imo. Accidentally leaving it on would result in a lot of data for the user, potentially missing/losing where they are, would quickly drain the battery, and so on.
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