Facebook ditches Flash video in latest blow to maligned plugin
by Samuel Gibbs from Technology | The Guardian on (#YBWV)
Social network and its 8bn daily video views join YouTube in switching to HTML5, which could be the critical cut that finally starts Flash's demise
Has Facebook finally struck the fatal blow in the long, slow demise of Flash by switching to HMTL5 video by default?
The social network has switched to HTML5 for all Facebook web video, meaning videos you upload or publish on your profile or fly through on your news feed will no longer require Flash. The experience will mirror that seen on mobile devices and the Facebook apps.
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