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Re:Some notes on Firefox's media autoplay settings in practi... by musicale on Saturday March 30, 2024 @05:04PM (#39878641)
> I don't need autoplay.

I don't need it. I don't want it. I try to disable it. But the setting either is ignored or simply doesn't work.

When and why did browsers give up on reliable autoplay blocking?

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Re:Some notes on Firefox's media autoplay settings in practi... by rightbyte on Monday April 01, 2024 @10:19AM (#39894417)
Most autoplays seems user hostile. And it is futile to execute hostile code and try to make it behave. (Kudos for UBlock Origin etc for trying anyway, though!)

But at least there should be an easy way to make a website not have access to your speakers unless you opt in. 99% of the times, it's ads anyway, so the default should be to block sound. But that does not solve the bandwidth waste problem.

Fundamentally, the problem is Javascript. It makes it really hard for the user to be in control.

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