Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video and audio

Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by tomp on Monday February 04, 2019 @11:46AM (#19077796)

Exactly. I don't understand why even download the content in the first place... Why not just include some config so that users can decide themselves exactly the behaviour they want?!

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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by jimmy1 on Monday February 04, 2019 @11:53AM (#19077892)

Because ultimately the user still can decide the behaviour they want -- you can choose to not visit that web page. You decide where your browser goes and what sites you visit.

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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by pbhjpbhj on Monday February 04, 2019 @11:57AM (#19077943)

So, you think browsers should pre-load, analyse for media and provide info with every link to allow a user to avoid following links with autoplay? I reckon just allowing autoplay to be turned off is easier and makes for better UX.

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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by tomp on Monday February 04, 2019 @11:59AM (#19077966)

Yeah and it should also post all the porn you watch on your Facebook - you can still choose not to watch porn!

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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by grawprog on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:14PM (#19078180)

Nah I think if it came down to a choice between facebook or porn that might actually be the thing that killed facebook.

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