Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video and audio

Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by escapecharacter on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:27PM (#19078358)

Definitely lots of experiences use this solution, and shouldn't be hurt by sites that abuse it (stop going to or use adblock on this sites?).

I am working on a platform that's a mix of Twitch and Netflix. Entering a "show" starts muted autoplay until the audience member explicitly turns on audio. If they're coming to the show URL I give them, presumably they're there for the show.

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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by king_magic on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:30PM (#19078402)

I can’t understand this design decision. What if they open the URL in a new tab, while still focused on another tab? How do you as a user know something is playing on that new tab?

You’re helping yourself to their bandwidth and local compute without their consent or knowledge.

Why do you think this is okay?

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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by phkahler on Monday February 04, 2019 @01:18PM (#19078972)

>> Definitely lots of experiences use this solution, and shouldn't be hurt by sites that abuse it (stop going to or use adblock on this sites?).

So your site/idea is OK, but people should stop going to others or use adblock on them.

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