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Re:Chrome will stop displaying ads that are repeatedly flagg... by cpeterso on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @02:09PM (#16369801)
You can disable autoplay in Firefox by setting the following about:config prefs:

  media.autoplay.enabled = false
  media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed = true
This feature is not currently enabled because it can confuse some websites' video players. They can get stuck in a bad state because their JavaScript assumes the video is playing, but because Firefox didn't autoplay it the player buttons don't work correctly.
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Re:Chrome will stop displaying ads that are repeatedly flagg... by dingo_bat on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @08:24PM (#16372610)
I hate these decisions by Firefox where they don't enable something because it would be inconvenient for websites! They should enable it and websites should fix their broken players.
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Re:Chrome will stop displaying ads that are repeatedly flagg... by kevin_thibedeau on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @12:01AM (#16373610)
Then their naive users would abandon them en masse because Facebook and YouTube won't work right. The thing to hate is that useful settings like this aren't in a more readily accessible preferences dialog for the rank and file to discover. You have to be told it's there or go spelunking through about:config.
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