Firefox 69 allows to block both audio and video for Autoplay Media

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Content source

https://techdows.com/2019/06/firefox-69-allows-to-block-both-audio-and-video-for-autoplay-media.html

Firefox 67 by default blocks all media with the sound that plays automatically, to let the user block video content including Audio, Mozilla added a new setting “Block Audio and Video” to Autoplay Settings in Firefox 69.

To stop websites from playing media automatically with Video and Audio in Firefox

1. Ensure you’re using Firefox Nightly 69
2. Click on Firefox menu > Options > Privacy and Security > Permissions
3. Click Settings for Autoplay > Choose “Block Audio and Video” as the setting “Default for all websites”

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[Dhruv2193]

Good feature to be incorporated in any browser especially for many websites both safe/legit and unsafe websites which play media automatically. Probably other browsers will follow suit soon.

 

[Deletedmessiah]

What I want is an option to prevent media from loading at all without clicking. That would save so much resources. I miss the click to play button of flash player.

 

[blackice]

I’m amazed in this day and age that all browsers don’t have this feature. Glad it’s coming.

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Yes, its a feature that should've been there when HTML5 was pushed into mainstream. The feature to choose to even load media automatically or not should've been there in the 1st place. But no, they must shove their "improved experience" to everyone and waste the devices' resources.