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I don’t think they ever shipped it without the ability to disable it, I’m just happy it doesn’t work by default. It will try, but it can’t actually play unless
by jchw 5y ago
I don’t think they ever shipped it without the ability to disable it, I’m just happy it doesn’t work by default. It will try, but it can’t actually play unless you click. This tiny detail made me instantly feel more in control again.
Makes me wonder what the web would be like if browsers were never subject to this conflict of interest in the first place and always prioritized keeping the user in control.
- oauea 5y agoI like it when I tell a website it can play video, that it can also play more video without having me click again and again.
- jchw 5y agoEasy fix: just allow it to autoplay using the icon in the address bar. And you can add this allowance permanently. This is how it should work. It only doesn’t because autoplay is great for metrics and it’s nice for their metrics that all major browsers allow YouTube to autoplay.
- rhizome 5y agoGreat! Have a "play next automatically" toggle with an "always do this" checkbox.