I now browse with 4 extensions to handle issues like this. The autoplaying is everywhere and absurd. (NYTimes even has autoplaying animations you can't turn off

I now browse with 4 extensions to handle issues like this. The autoplaying is everywhere and absurd. (NYTimes even has autoplaying animations you can't turn off. I sent them an email asking to have the option to turn it off as a paying subscriber and they didn't even respond.) It's a mix of reasons, but it's usually ultimately about turning you into a product. I think it's disgusting. To make the internet bearable, I use the following extensions: Ad Block Plus HTTPS Everywhere Privacy Badger And, the newest in the bunch, Ghostery. I do have to twiddle some things on and off now and then, but on the whole it works and my online experience is a lot less jarring.