The UK’s digital regulator Ofcom has determined that almost half of the people in the country watch annoying levels of broadcasts from their phones in public places. As you can imagine, watching a broadcast at irritating levels is defined as someone playing loud music or watching a video on the phone without headphones in public. Interestingly, this behavior reportedly offends eight out of every ten people in the UK. What is interesting is that almost five out of 10 people do this, while eight out of 10 people are uncomfortable with it.
As you’ve probably guessed, audio broadcasting is much more likely to be done by young people, and the older they get, the more likely they are to be bothered by it. But oddly enough, three-quarters of audio streamers find it annoying to hear someone else stream audio from their phone. Judging by the odds, they don’t seem to notice that other people also find their audio broadcasts disturbing.
Also, those who broadcast loudly are more likely to make video calls rather than listen to music. About 36% of respondents say they listen to music on their phones. The rate of those who say that they make video calls is 45% and the rate of those who say that they watch a video is 46%.
If you’re watching or listening to something loud in public and you’re worried about being scolded, it doesn’t seem like you need to worry, at least in the UK. The findings say that only 9% of people have asked others to stop broadcasting loudly. Most people choose to do nothing or move away from the area. However, if you have parents nearby, you may want to be more careful, because parents are twice as likely to make such a request.
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