how do i really stop autoplay (including autoplay triggered by scripts)
when media starts playing on my computer without my consent, this should be considered a cybercime.
The only way for a video to start playing should be `right click -> play`
cut the nonsense with the *media.autoplay.enabled* switch. it doesnt work and it never will. as soon as the website uses any kind of scripting, this switch is ineffective.
which extension do i need to install to stop this autoplay nightmare forever?
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Mozilla support recommends against this, says it "breaks things" and people forget they changed the setting. Any idea what they mean?
They recommend this instead:
Kulindahr said
Mozilla support recommends against this, says it "breaks things" and people forget they changed the setting. Any idea what they mean?
In my last reply, I said: "Note that this breaks custom players on Vimeo, Netflix, and Imgur (GIFV files)."
As for people forgetting, yes, people forget all kinds of things. At least media.autoplay.enabled is named in a way that you could find later.
They recommend this instead: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/disable-autoplay/
Does that extension work well for you? The fact that it can be controlled on a site-by-site basis looks like a great advantage over the built-in setting, which does not have a way to make exceptions.