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Re:Google Chrome’s next update will finally block autoplay v... by ordinaryperson on Thursday March 22, 2018 @03:53PM (#16652090)
How about just off by default? Seems pretty basic.

There are Chrome plugins that purport to do this but I still get auto-playing videos.

I don't want to train Chrome. I don't even bother turning off auto-playing videos b/c it's a hassle, I just stay on mute.

Don't ad buyers complain about all these fake views from auto-playing videos? I guess not, or if they do Google doesn't care.

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Re:Google Chrome’s next update will finally block autoplay v... by loeg on Thursday March 22, 2018 @05:08PM (#16652722)
Off-by-default is an option now for advanced users (such as might be reading HN). On the same page I linked in my earlier comment you are responding to, see:

> You can try out these new policies by setting the experimental flag chrome://flags/#autoplay-policy to "Document user activation is required." in Chrome 64.

Like you, that is my preference as well, and I have set the flag.

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Re:Google Chrome’s next update will finally block autoplay v... by ordinaryperson on Thursday March 22, 2018 @06:17PM (#16653223)
Doesn't work. Have you tried it?

1. Go to chrome://flags/#autoplay-policy

2. The options in the drop down are:

A. Default

B. No User Gesture is Required

C. User gesture is required for cross-origin frames

D. Document user activation is required

Select D. Relaunch. Go to ABC News. Autoplays videos.

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Re:Google Chrome’s next update will finally block autoplay v... by ferongr on Thursday March 22, 2018 @04:29PM (#16652430)
>How about just off by default? Seems pretty basic.

No, I like having videos I actually want to watch autoplay.

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Re:Google Chrome’s next update will finally block autoplay v... by ordinaryperson on Thursday March 22, 2018 @06:18PM (#16653228)
Fine. But at least give me the option of turning them off. As stated above, even their hard-to-find flag settings don't seem to work.
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