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And this is why we can't have nice things. FWIW I agree with the decision to stop autoplaying, but it's worth pointing out that it does have negative consequenc
by bartread 9y ago
And this is why we can't have nice things. FWIW I agree with the decision to stop autoplaying, but it's worth pointing out that it does have negative consequences:
- Stops YouTube (et al) videos autoplaying (whitelist to fix?)
- Probably stops games playing music when first opened (e.g., https://arcade.ly/games/asteroids/ https://arcade.ly/games/asteroids/, although note I have settings to disable music and SFX)
God forbid we get to a point where automatic execution of JavaScript is disabled by default but I can see it going that way.
Like I say, I agree with the decision, but sadly all these fixes for reigning in the excesses of the worst scumbag websites make the web overall just a little bit worse for everybody. :/
- dguaraglia 9y agoWe've had plugins to stop automatic execution of JS for a while. I used one for about 6 months, then one day I got a new computer and didn't bother to install it... it's only when I find pages like the one I described above that I think (for like two seconds) "oh, NoScript would've stopped that." So it's only a few bad players ruining it for most of us, as you say.