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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by untog on Monday February 04, 2019 @01:35PM (#19079169)
> Nobody is asking for a one-size-fit-all solution

Right, because that isn't possible. Instead you choose sensible defaults that match what users want. Like it or not, the majority of users want autoplaying GIFs.

> all they are asking for is choice and control over their browser.

Which you have. It's a configuration option to disable autoplaying muted video.

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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by marcosdumay on Monday February 04, 2019 @04:39PM (#19080889)
> It's a configuration option to disable autoplaying muted video.

Please, what is the name of this one now? And do you know one for disabling autoplaying GIFs too?

EDIT: Oh, it's media.autoplay.enabled, another discussion has it. Thank you for pointing it anyway.

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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by lugg on Monday February 04, 2019 @03:12PM (#19080156)
> the majority of users want autoplaying GIFs.

That's an assumption. If you ask users if they want gifs or no auto playing video ads they will choose the latter. And if they don't, so what let them choose.

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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by codetrotter on Monday February 04, 2019 @03:42PM (#19080413)
> If you ask users if they want gifs or no auto playing video ads they will choose the latter.

And that’s a false equivalence. I am able to block annoying ads with an adblocker and simultaneously enjoy my desired auto playing muted videos just fine.

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