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Firefox - Blocking Noisy Autoplaying Video - Next Release

posted by martyb on Tuesday February 05 2019, @10:44PM   
from the hallelujah,-it's-about-time dept.

Freeman writes:

One of the scourges of sane people everywhere and parents with sleeping children, shall soon be vanquished by Firefox. The next release should include the blocking of auto-playing video. "... by default, any site that tries to play video with audio will have that video playback blocked." Despite some of the annoying things Firefox has done in the past. They seem to still be doing things right. With Chrome recently, setting aim to disable ad-blockers. Firefox just keeps looking all the better.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/02/firefox-to-block-noisy-autoplaying-video-in-next-release/

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• Thanks For Reminding Me! Thanks For Reminding Me! (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Wednesday February 06 2019, @12:08AM (1 child)

  by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Wednesday February 06 2019, @12:08AM (#796983) Homepage Journal

  I just a couple weeks ago discovered that my T-Mobile business plan includes free Netflix, but not by default: I have to request it by calling T-Mobile or visiting a shop.

  That _almost_ gives me a good reason to get my phone reconnected, but really, I'd rather spend my singing tips on Hookers and Blow.

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  Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]

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• Re:Thanks For Reminding Me! (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 06 2019, @02:15AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 06 2019, @02:15AM (#797011)

  Or A new blowup girlfriend

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