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I am already doing that (with NoScript), since browsers started supporting video, but not supporting reliable way to stop autoplay. OTOH, i see why things like

I am already doing that (with NoScript), since browsers started supporting video, but not supporting reliable way to stop autoplay. OTOH, i see why things like adblocking is extension. That makes browser neutral with regard to content, while different plugins can bring different policies.

kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
Firefox has about:config settings to disable autoplay.
musicale 4y ago
> video, but not supporting reliable way to stop autoplay It's an almost incredible situation. Firefox and Safari have a setting to stop autoplay, but much of the time it doesn't actually work, and Chrome doesn't even seem to have a setting. It's also amazing how when enough users decide that they hate some obnoxious web site behavior (pop-up windows, autoplaying video, etc.) enough to block it, the web site designer's response isn't "maybe we should be less obnoxious" but "how can we circumvent the user's preferences?"
- permo-w 4y ago
  user not customer
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- zajio1am 4y ago
  Recently i found that while basic stop autoplay option in Firefox does not work reliably, if one also sets media.autoplay.blocking_policy = 2, it works much better than the default policy. But it seems it is still just a heuristic that blocks some JS play commands, while allows them in some context.
- dreamcompiler 4y ago
  I'm very curious about this. It absolutely cannot be halting-problem-tricky for a browser to deduce that it is downloading multiple frames of video/audio and simply stop it. The MIME types alone should be almost a complete answer.
- lapcat 4y ago
  If I may self-promote, my extension is the best in the business at stopping video autoplay, as far as I can tell. I've been refining this feature for several years. https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/ https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/
mrguyorama 4y ago
Firefox has never failed to stop autoplay for me. I don't have it set to stop all autoplay, because I watch an extreme amount of Youtube, but any tab that opens in the background or isn't focused has never failed to "Autoplay Blocked"

kevin_thibedeau 4y ago

Firefox has about:config settings to disable autoplay.

musicale 4y ago

> video, but not supporting reliable way to stop autoplay It's an almost incredible situation. Firefox and Safari have a setting to stop autoplay, but much of the time it doesn't actually work, and Chrome doesn't even seem to have a setting. It's also amazing how when enough users decide that they hate some obnoxious web site behavior (pop-up windows, autoplaying video, etc.) enough to block it, the web site designer's response isn't "maybe we should be less obnoxious" but "how can we circumvent the user's preferences?"

permo-w 4y ago
user not customer
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
zajio1am 4y ago
Recently i found that while basic stop autoplay option in Firefox does not work reliably, if one also sets media.autoplay.blocking_policy = 2, it works much better than the default policy. But it seems it is still just a heuristic that blocks some JS play commands, while allows them in some context.
dreamcompiler 4y ago
I'm very curious about this. It absolutely cannot be halting-problem-tricky for a browser to deduce that it is downloading multiple frames of video/audio and simply stop it. The MIME types alone should be almost a complete answer.
lapcat 4y ago
If I may self-promote, my extension is the best in the business at stopping video autoplay, as far as I can tell. I've been refining this feature for several years. https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/ https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/

mrguyorama 4y ago

Firefox has never failed to stop autoplay for me. I don't have it set to stop all autoplay, because I watch an extreme amount of Youtube, but any tab that opens in the background or isn't focused has never failed to "Autoplay Blocked"