They already stated that they want every character to be controlled individually, so yes, the “automated gameplay” implies just that what you were doing when multiboxing and controlling your 30 minimized wow clients with just 1 active window.
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/why-are-refunds-not-being-given-after-an-abrupt-change-in-policy/707978/37?u=nsk-draktharon